Farmers work tirelessly throughout the spring and summer to grow, cut, and store hay to feed their livestock throughout the year. But how exactly is the hay created? Haymaking is a process – and it ...

Missouri ranks eighth in the nation in hay production, producing 4.83 million tons per year, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Hay is a major feed for beef production and other ...

University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in livestock, said MU Extension state specialist in veterinary toxicology and ...

WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — With the rains apparently done for a while, Wallowa County farmers are making hay while the sun shines, as they mow their first cutting of alfalfa. “It looks like we have a ...

If I ever tried to farm, I would want to raise hay. Hay appeals to multiple senses. Sight: hay fields are beautiful green, sometime crowned with lavender alfalfa blooms. Across the American continent, ...

Piling cut hay into windrows makes your baler more efficient. Want to get started on small-scale hay production? Learn how to tell when a hay field is ready to cut with expert advice for beginners.

This phrase baffled me when I was young. What did it really mean? My friend Kevin, who grew up on a farm and taught me about baling hay, told me that it has two meanings. The first, literally, was to ...

WAUKON, Iowa — To say that the weather has been a challenge this spring is an understatement. Not only does Bill Regan at Regancrest Holsteins have to worry about planting corn, soybeans, oats and ...

Hay requires a lot of heat from the sun and air to dry the grass. Former councilor and hay farmer Mohamud Abdirahman Adan at a haystack Hay is grass, legumes, or other green plants that have been cut ...