Schulenburg Young Farmers Hay Show Deadline Nears

The Young Farmer 2021 Hay Show deadline for entries is Saturday, Aug. 14.

The Schulenburg Young Farmers will hold their 54th Annual Hay Show on Wednesday, Sept. 1 and Thursday, Sept. 2 in conjunction with the Fayette County Fair.

Judging will take place at 1 p.m. on September 1 at the Emily Fritsch Pavilion at the fair grounds. The hay sale will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the Emily Fritsch Pavilion at the Fair grounds.

Hay produced in Fayette County in the spring and summer of 2021 can be entered in the following classes:

• Class 1 - Coastal

• Class 2 - Other Bermuda grasses

• Class 3 - Other perennial grasses

• Class 4 - Mixed grasses

• Class 5 - Sorghums

• Class 6 - Winter annuals (oats and ryegrass)

• Class 7 - Legumes and Legume grass mixture

An entry fee of $10 will pay for the cost of the testing.

Hay entries can be dropped off at the following locations:

• MG Farm Service Center - Weimar

• Farmers Co-op - Schulenburg

• La Grange Farm and Ranch - La Grange

Be sure to submit entries by Aug. 14. For more information, call Mark Vecera at (979) 561-8719 or (979) 561-6320.