Hay Grading

Visually a perfect product with a vibrant color, excellent nose, no bleaching, no brown leaf, no weeds present and has long fiber. Abundant pre or in-bloom full timothy heads. Conditions for harvest of this grade do not occur every year. ​

The same description as High Premium except it may have a trace of brown or red leaf (must look closely to observe) or other grasses present but not noticeable. ​

Same as the description as Premium except it may have a slight bleach (must look closely to observe) and/or visible brown leaf.

Pre-bloom to mature timothy heads, easily visible brown, tan or red leaf, may have obvious presence of other grasses and has a good nose.

Mature or slightly ripe timothy heads, green color (maybe faded) with some bleaching, noticeable brown, tan, or red leaf and has a good nose. ​

Timothy heads are generally over ripe or shattered, some green color but obvious fading to a yellowed appearance, may have some weeds, still a good to neutral nose.