Mowing, raking, and baling. I wish hay-making was that easy. For me, that sequence is too often interrupted by cussing the weatherman, tedding, and more raking. Making hay is a consuming summer-time ...

Get ready to spend a lot less time in your hay fields. Last week Vermeer unveiled the first continuous round baler (CRB). The baler is currently in the development stages and will allow producers to ...

A farm manager has developed a machine, the DewPoint 6110, that frees farmers from relying on Mother Nature to make their hay suitable for baling. Until Dave Staheli and his firm Staheli West, Cedar ...

One of the biggest and most time-consuming jobs every summer was baling hay. Good hay meant good milk production and a better price for milk. Plenty of hay meant we didn’t have to worry about running ...

Moisture content of hay at time of baling is the single biggest hay fire risk factor. Since 2000, there have been over 900 livestock and poultry barn fires in Minnesota, resulting in over $26 million ...

My son gave me a present this week — sort of. He let me drive the truck while he and some friends picked up hay bales on the farm near Wellsville, Mo. Matthew laughed about it being a return to my ...

TYLER, TX (KLTV) - The dry weather from the summer coupled with the excessive rains this fall have prevented a lot of hay producers from getting as much hay baled. If you are looking at short supplies ...

Join me as I tackle hay baling for the first time — from loading the baler to rolling out perfect bales, it’s a full day on the farm! New virus strain spikes in 9 US states with symptoms from brain ...

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Swathers and balers have become a common site around the Fort Riley area the past few months. Those behind these machines are farmers who have leased various areas of land around ...

Question: I’m searching for a 2021 hay supplier and a few of them I’m talking with use preservative (e.g. propionic acid) if needed when baling. What is that and is it safe for horses? Answer: ...