Quality target RFV 160 (a floor). Cut the standing crop near 177 to land at target once curing loss is paid.
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Maturity
At target — first flower. Standing RFV ~177 (est.).
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Weather
Dry window Mon–Wed · 3 days.
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Moisture
Logged in the field once drydown starts.
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The call
The crop is at your dairy goat target right now, and the next rain-free stretch is Mon through Wed — 3 days, more than enough to cut, ted, and bale a legume stand. Cutting Mon catches that window while quality is still holding. Wait past Wed and rain returns; hold for a later window and the standing crop sheds roughly 4 RFV points a day.