Sudangrass Hay Advice

Looking to get the most $/acre out of some hay ground that I have leased. This is in KY.

 

Right now planning to cut fescue mid-May then till that ground and put 30-40 lbs/a of sudangrass and a little shot of nitrogen. Want to try to mow it under 3 feet to make it easier to dry down and just better quality hay. Planning on applying around 30 units of nitrogen after each cutting and hope to get 3 cuttings like this if I can get it in the ground by May 20th and wrap up final cutting around end of August.

 

My questions are how tough will it be to get to dry down to bale for hay in my area even though I'm mowing it earlier than most? Will be in big squares and will use HayGuard on it. Does 3 cuttings over this time period sound feasible, and what kind of tonnage per acre would you expect in this situation?

 

This hay will end up in a dry cow ration, do you think there will be any problems putting it in a mixer wagon or will it be similar to fescue?

 

Thanks.

Sudangrass Hay Advice