{"id":143,"date":"2011-06-14T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nbg-irelandtrainingrides.posterous.com\/making-hay-when-the-sun-shines"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:09:47","slug":"making-hay-when-the-sun-shines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/06\/14\/making-hay-when-the-sun-shines\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Hay When the Sun Shines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Numbers:<\/span><\/div>\n
25 \u00a0 bales of hay average yield per football field<\/div>\n
2 \u00a0 \u00a0 harvests per year<\/div>\n
10 \u00a0 \u20acuro\/bale \u00a0sales value to farmer<\/div>\n
The hay is then “cooked” in the black plastic you see in the last picture<\/div>\n
20 \u00a0 \u20acuro\/bale \u00a0cost to buyer<\/div>\n
10 \u00a0 number of bales average cow eats per month<\/div>\n
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The Numbers: 25 bales of hay average yield per football field 2 harvests per year 10 ???uro\/bale sales value to farmer The hay is then “cooked” in the black plastic you see in the last picture 20 ???uro\/bale cost to buyer 10 number of bales average co…<\/p>\n


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