The winter was very different from others (aren’t they all??) with considerable cold and extensive snow in many areas. For many of the winter days, we were colder here in Tennessee than our friends in New York. The winter forage on a wide area had to struggle. Our research at Spring Hill (harvested Thursday) was estimated at 2/3 of the very high yield we had at Knoxville last year. Watch your crop closely as the warm spells and the much above average temperatures forecasted for the next two weeks can rapidly drive it past the optimum quality harvest stage before you realize it. You need to be ready to harvest BEFORE the crop is ready! You need to apply an inoculant to preserve that quality