Harold O'Brien had the job of catching the bales as the kicker threw them, and stacking them in neat rows on the hay rack. The weather Saturday was perfect for baling; sunny, warm and dry so the hay ...

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Maintenance is the name of the game when it comes to hay baling safety. As growers finish their first cutting of hay crops, now is a good time to do preventative maintenance tasks that can boost farm ...

ST. JOHN – Most years, Jordan Hickel would be waiting for the right conditions to get out his baler – waiting around for the perfect humidity. But it’s 3 p.m. on a hot July day, and the Stafford ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Weed control, storage techniques and equipment each affect the quality of hay being produced. Ward Laboratories recently hosted a webinar discussing producing high quality hay. Panelists were Sarah ...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —It’s hay baling season, and hay goes to support many agriculture industries here in the Magic Valley. “We just have so much livestock in Idaho and we need that hay,” ...

ALAGO ALBA, Kenya, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - U sually at this time of the year, Ibrahim Hassan would be preparing his livestock for a lengthy trek toward greener pastures along the River ...

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 ...

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 ...