Early pioneers used scythes and sickles to cut the hay and then piled it up with wooden forks. In the 1940s came the twine, automatic tie baler which was pulled behind a tractor and produced a 60- to ...

“Hay harvest is approaching, and producing high-quality hay reduces cattle supplementation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Davis discusses harvest ...

As we approach the hay harvesting season, producers should be reminded that hay is the most common source of stored feed used in beef cattle operations. Hay that is properly harvested and stored will ...

FARGO - Anyone planning to harvest Conservation Reserve Program fields for hay this year should do so as soon as possible, according to Kevin Sedivec, North Dakota State University Extension Service ...

With low yields and market prices for wheat, farmers may be better off trying to use the plant as hay. Thin stands, dry soil, uneven maturity and pests have all lowered the value of this year's wheat ...