Oregon Hay King Winners
Hall Of Fame

Alfalfa

2008 - David King, Malin
2007 – Scott Pierson, Silver Lake
2006 – Scott Pierson, Silver Lake
2005 – Scott Pierson, Silver Lake
2004 – John Pierson, Ashland
2003 – Maria Cade, Fort Rock
2002 – Ken Cade, Fort Rock
2001 – Hemenway Farms, Madras
2000 – Bob Houts, Madras
1999 – Dun Milkin Ranch, Madras
1998 – John & Debbie Volle, Burns

Grass
2008 – McGinnis Ranch, Bend
2007 – McGinnis Ranch, Bend
2006 – McGinnis Ranch, Bend
2005 – McGinnis Ranch, Bend
2004 – Ken Cade, Fort Rock
2003 – Maria Cade, Fort Rock
2002 – David Reed, Klamath Falls
2001 – Maria Cade, Fort Rock
2000 – Hemenway Farms, Madras
1999 – Hemenway Farms, Madras
1998 – Allen & Glena Struthers, Bend

Grass/Legume
2008 – Leon Baker, Silver Lake
2007 – Darryl Anderson, Lakeview
2006 – Leon Baker, Silver Lake
2005 – David King, Malin
2004 – David Reed, Klamath Falls
2004 – David King, Malin
2003 – Carlos Curry, Fort Rock
2002 – Scott Pierson, Silver Lake
2001 – Bowers Ranches, Fort Rock
2000 – Hemenway Farms, Madras
1999 – Lake Ranch, Christmas Valley
1998 – Hemenway Farms, Madras

Cereal
2008 – David King, Malin
2007 – Scott Pierson, Silver Lake
2006 – David King, Malin
2005 – David King, Malin
2004 – Ken Cade, Fort Rock
2003 – John Volle, Bonanza
2002 – John Volle, Bonanza
2001 – Scott Pierson, Silver Lake
2000 – Gary McManus, Lakeview
1999 – No entries
1998 – Dun Milkin Ranch, Madras

Timothy
2008 – McGinnis Ranch, Bend
2006 – Leroy Horton, Christmas Valley

2009 Oregon Hay King Contest

Sponsored By Oregon Hay and Forage Association

in cooperation with Oregon State University Extension Service

Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station

The 2009 Oregon Hay King Contest will be held on Saturday, November 14th at Floyd A. Boyd Co. in Merrill, OR (21600 Hwy 39 Merrill, OR)

The Hay King contest is an annual event where hay growers can not only show off their hay, but network with other growers, get ideas, and just celebrate the end of another year’s harvest. The 2009 contest will be hosted by the Klamath Basin Hay Growers’ Association and will judge classes of dairy alfalfa, retail alfalfa, grass, grass/legume mix, cereal, cereal/legume mix, and timothy hay. The due date to submit an entry form and core samples is October 26th. On November 14th show up at Floyd A. Boyd’s in Merrill Oregon with a bale from the stack you core sampled earlier and watch professional judges feel, smell and look at everyone’s hay.

The bales are judged and awarded points based on quality testing (RFQ score) and sensory evaluation. The quality testing will be predicted by NIRS at the Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center. Hay quality parameters quantified will include crude protein, ADF, NDF, TDN, RFV, RFQ and more. The nutrient analysis scores are combined with the sensory scores, to name a winner in each category. So enter one or more bales and be the next Hay King for a year.

Send core samples, entry forms, and $25 per entry to Hay King Contest c/o Chanda Engel, Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center, 6941 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603-9365. Checks should be made out to Oregon Hay and Forage Association.

Check in on November 14th is from 7 to 9 am at Floyd A Boyd in Merrill, Oregon. Judging begins at 9. Lunch will be available on site from Wubba’s BBQ of Klamath Falls Oregon. Call either Chanda Engel at 541-883-7131 or David King at 541 891 6248 for questions. All sizes of bales are eligible for competition.

Hay King Contest Schedule

October 26th - Due date for all hay samples (any samples turned in prior to this date will be appreciated)

November 14th - -Hay and Straw King Contest at Floyd A. Boyd Co. in Merrill, OR (21600 Hwy 39)

7:30 am – 8:45 am — Bale check-in and entry registration

9:00 am – Contest Begins

Please download the Fall 2009 Newsletter for entry form and lodging details here:Hay King Entry Form