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.

“As hay season continues, I see a lot of large round hay bales being stored outside,” says University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist Patrick Davis. If hay is not stored properly ...

30 October 2020, Lower Saxony, Ronnenberg: Bales of straw, decorated with faces, lie at the edge of a field. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa (Photo by Moritz Frankenberg/picture alliance via Getty ...

Springtime hay season is ramping up and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent Fred Hall, Tarrant County, wants to remind producers that bales are an investment worth protecting. Hay quality is a ...

An alternative to using stretch film is the manual placement of bales into individual bags. Round bales can be bagged while elevated on a hay spear. The open end of the bag is sealed with tape after ...

Today we try to move round hay bales the dumbest, fastest way possible - with a giant bale spike on the front of a truck and ...

A dad saved the life of a farmer who was nearly crushed to death by half a ton of hay in a serious outdoor mishap — by using an app to guide an emergency medical team to the rural location. Michael ...

Livestock owners can save money and time with an awareness of the economics behind harvesting, buying and selling hay. Eric DeVuyst, Oklahoma State University Extension agricultural economist, said ...

Sep. 25—Moisture and hay are sworn enemies. Not only will wet hay grow mold that can be unhealthy for farm animals, but the microbial activity can generate so much heat that the bales will light on ...