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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SISSETON, S.D. - The march of rain storms have made it a challenge to bring in the alfalfa hay crop on the Dale and Travis Rinas farm, north of Sisseton, S.D. Travis, 37, farms with his father, Dale, ...

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 ...

Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay. There is a great misconception that once hay is “dry” and baled it is plain and devoid of ...

In the dead calm of a summer night, even agriculture sleeps—but not David Hinman. Minutes past midnight, the Wheatland, Wyo., producer wakes up and checks humidity levels via weather apps, slips out ...

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 ...

Compared to the last report, demand and trade activity remains slow, prices were steady, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Sept. 5. Producers report hot and ...

South central —Demand light to moderate. Trade slow to moderate. Dairy alfalfa $0.05 lower, grinding hay, ground and ...

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 ...