CLITHERALL, MINN. – Once in a while, on a summer afternoon, my husband will ask if our young son and I are ready to help with the small square hay bales. Hardly anybody makes small square bales ...

Farms in Kansas grow a variety of hay, from legumes to grasses, and storing and preserving that hay is important. “Different types of hay can have very different levels of protein and energy because ...

Ask five farmers how much their hay bales weigh, and you’ll probably get five different answers — none of which are backed up by a scale ticket. “That’s because most folks think they know their bale ...

NEVADA, Mo. — Up to 25 percent of the leaves on alfalfa plants can be lost during hay baling, Ryan Lock, a University of Missouri research specialist, told farmers at an alfalfa meeting held Jan. 23 ...

When large round hay bales came along, those of us who had cut our agricultural teeth on stacking small square bales thought we’d never need to put hay bales in a stifling hot barn again.

The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee‘s Hay Bale Decorating Contest invites people across the state to celebrate agriculture with imaginative hay bale displays. For eight ...

Farms in Kansas grow a variety of hay, from legumes to grasses, and storing and preserving that hay is important. “Different types of hay can have very different levels of protein and energy because ...