2019 NC State Fair Hay Show – Photo taken by Stephanie Sosinski

Congratulations to those who placed in the top of their categories at the 2019 NC State Fair Hay Show.

Hay samples were ranked based on a weighed scored that considered TDN (total digestible nutrients), CP (crude protein), a visual score (weed presence, leaf shatter, maturity, etc.), and adjusted for nitrate concentration.

The score was calculated as:

Weighed score = visual score (0.4) + TDN (0.4) + CP (0.2) + Nitrate adjustment.

Alfalfa category:

• Carl Walker
• Christopher Stegall (3rd cut)

Bermudagrass category: 

• Taylor Waitt
• John Burt
• Troy Jackson

Tall Fescue category: 

• Scott Baucom

Orchardgrass category:

• Christopher Stegall (*This submission also won Best in Show across all categories)

Other Cool-season Grasses category:

• Christopher Stegall (ryegrass)

Mixed Cool-season Grasses category: 

• John Salmi

Other Warm-season Grasses category: 

• Christopher Stegall (crabgrass)

Grass-legume Mixture category: 

• Christopher Stegall (alfalfa-crabgrass)

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to all participants, NC State Extension, and USDA-APHIS personnel that coordinated the 2019 Hay Contest.