In 2019, we underwent a transformation in naming our Timothy Hay products. Shifting away from the traditional first cut, second cut, and third cut labels, we proudly introduced Coarse, Medium, and Soft Timothy.

Our aim was to ensure that every box of hay consistently meets your expectations. The previous naming system, although accurate, failed to capture the nuanced texture details that matter most. After a decade of using terms like soft, coarse, and leafy to convey hay textures, we realized the need for names that speak universally.

Medium Timothy Hay is almost always harvested from the second cut. However, in the past we have inspected beautiful first cut hay that was on the softer-side of a first cut and had to reject it. Which is extremely silly as we know you would’ve loved it.

Moving forward we will provide you with the highest quality hay we can find that meets the standards for what Medium Timothy Hay should be, regardless if it’s from the second or first cut.

Medium Timothy Hay should have these qualities:

Harvest: Second or first cut of pure Timothy Hay

Color: Described as a hunter or true green.

Stems/Stalks: The stems of Medium Hay should be thin, less than 1/16th of an inch, however, an occasional thicker stem (stalk) is not uncommon. Most of the stems should be solid, almost wiry in feel. Medium Hay is softer than Coarse Timothy because of the lower number of stems and higher number of leaves. 

Leaves: Leaves should be broad and more than half the total amount of hay.

Seed Heads/Flowers: The seed heads, also called flowers, should be fully developed and will generally be between 1-2 inches long on average with small purple wisps. The seed heads of Medium Timothy should be noticeably shorter and smaller than Coarse Timothy, with fewer in number.

Our goal is to offer the highest quality hay, however, all naturally grown and harvested hay holds minor imperfections such as dust, weeds, leaf crush, and brown leaf. The ideal version of Medium Timothy Hay would have none of these.