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
2011 Oregon Hay King Contest
2010 Hay King Results
Sponsored By
Oregon Hay and Forage Association in cooperation with
Oregon State University Extension Service
Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station
The 2011 Oregon Hay King Contest will be held on November 12th at Pro-Line Fabrication in Prineville, OR (11288 SW Hwy126 – which is actually on the north side of the highway! Pro-Line is east of the Prineville Airport on top of the Grade.)
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 2011 contest will be hosted by the Central Oregon Hay Growers’ Association and will judge classes of dairy alfalfa, retail alfalfa, grass, grass/legume mix, cereal, cereal/legume (pea or vetch) mix, and timothy hay. The due date to submit an entry form and core samples is November 1st to Chanda Engle. On November 12th show up at Pro-Line Fabrication with a bale from the stack you core-sampled earlier and watch the judges feel, smell and paw through everyone’s hay. It is a very educational day
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 many more quality indicators. The RFQ 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 12th is from 7 to 9 am at Pro-Line, Prineville, Oregon. Judging begins at 9. Coffee, refreshments and lunch will be available on site for $5.00 per person. Call Mylen Bohle at 541-447-6228 (Crook County Extension Office) or 541-419-5714 (cell). All sizes of bales are eligible for competition.
Hay King Contest Schedule
November 1 - Due date for all hay samples (any samples turned in prior to this date will be appreciated)
November 12th - -Hay and Straw King Contest at Proline in Prineville, OR
7:00 am – 9:00 am — Bale check-in and entry registration
9:00 am – Contest Begins
4:00 pm – Contest Concludes
Hay King Contest Rules
1. All contestants must enter a cored sample of their hay entry by the November 3rd deadline. The cored sample shall be given to the local collector and shipped to the lab (see the following page for shipping addresses or local collectors) or you may send samples directly to the contest Lab. The entry fee for each sample is $25 for OHFA members and non-members. Checks should be made out to the Oregon Hay and Forage Association and must be turned in with the cored hay samples and entry registration form. Additionally, one bale, of each class of hay entered, must be in place at the contest location by 9 am, November 14th.
2. Cored hay samples must be a representative sample of the entire lot of hay. This means that:
a. Multiple cored sub-samples (20) must be taken to make up your sample, rather than an entire flake, or a portion of a flake.
b. The inside diameter of the coring device must be no less than 3/8 inches (if you don’t have a coring device, contact your Extension office). Note the type & size of sampling device on your entry form.
c. A minimum of 20 bales must be sampled at random from each lot of hay (a lot is hay from the same cutting, variety, field, stage of maturity, and harvested within the same day). A lot should not exceed 200 tons of hay, or be less than 30 tons.
d. When sampling, probe the bale near the center, at least 12 to 18 inches into the butt end of the bale. The probe should enter horizontally at a right angle to the surface of the end of the bale. Be sure the probe doesn’t slant up, down, or sideways.
e. Combine core samples for each class entry into a single sample by combining them into a sealed freezer bag. Samples submitted with less than a quart bag full of sample may be rejected. (This equates to a minimum of about 200 grams or ½ lb or greater of sample material, if sampled properly) Do not ever try to subdivide the sample! It is impossible to subdivide the sample until it is ground. Even if you have too much, send the whole sample in.
3. NEW RULE: If there is not a minimum of 2 entries in a class of hay the classes may not be judged, this will be at the OHFA board’s discretion. The submitter will be informed prior to the contest.
4. Entries can be sent directly to a local sample collector or to the contest lab. If you send directly to the lab, please let your local collector know that. Collection areas and names are listed below.
Local Collectors
North Lake County: Carlos Curry, Fort Rock, 541-576-2044
Lakeview: Pete Schreder, OSU Lake County Extension Office, Lakeview, 541-947-6054
Harney County: Jack Bauer, Harney Co. Hay and Forage Assoc., Burns, 541-573-7702
Tony Svejcar, ARS-USDA, Burns 573-8901
Central Oregon: Mylen Bohle, OSU Crook County Extension, Prineville, 541-447-6228
Klamath Basin: Chanda Engel, OSU Klamath Basin Research & Ext. Center, K. Falls, 541-883-4590
Wallowa County: Mark Butterfield, Joseph, 541-432-3735
Contest Lab Chanda Engel, Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center,
6941 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603-9365 Phone: 541-883-4590 ext. 1003
You must include the entry form and entry fee with your hay sample.
Checks should be made payable to: Oregon Hay and Forage Association
Per sample Entry Fees: Member - $25 Non-Member - $25
Samples entered without entry fee and entry form will not be accepted!
Other Pertinent Information:
Coffee and Rolls will be available prior to the start of the contest
Lunch and refreshments will be available for sale at the contest
Lodging in Prineville, OR
tHERE ARE other MOTELS, BUT, IF YOU Mention you are here for the Hay King Contest or Fall Forage Day, YOU WILL GET THese REDUCED RATEs AT THESE THREE MOTELS.
Stafford Inn (swimming pool)
1773 NE 3rd, Phone: 541-447-7100, $78.85 incl. tax, Buffett breakfast
City Center Motel
509 NE 3rd, Phone: 541-447-5522, $52 single & $57 for two beds incl. tax, Continental breakfast (home cooked)
Best Western Motel (swimming pool)
1475 NE 3rd, Phone: 541-447-8080 $$78.85 incl. tax, Full breakfast
2010 Hay King Contest Entry Form
Due November 3, 2010
Please include this entry form with your hay sample and registration fee.
Checks should be made payable to: Oregon Hay and Forage Association
Entry Fees: Member-- $25 Non-Member - $25
Samples entered without entry fee & entry form will not be accepted!
Name_________________________________________
Phone #_______________________________ E-mail___________________________
Address_______________________________________________________ _________
Town, State, Zip__________________________________________________________
Core Device Used________________________________________
Inside Diameter Core Size_____________ Core Tip Size __________
Hay Species & Type
Variety
Cutting
Cutting Date
Bale Size
Tons in Lot
Hay Species & Types (choose from the designations below to complete the first column above for each entry)
*Dairy Alfalfa
*Retail Alfalfa
Grass/Legume mix Grass
Cereal
Cereal/Legume (pea or vetch)
Grass Seed Straw
Timothy
Samples due by November 3, 2010 to the Klamath Basin Research and Extension Center,
6941 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603