Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into ...

“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 ...

Total cost of a bale of hay including land, custom rates and nutrient uptake is about $51 per bale for a 1,400-pound bale with a 1.1 tons per-acre yield. “Hay prices in the summer are $35 to $55 ...

With the first stretch of warm, dry days, farmers across the state are busy cutting, raking, and baling hay. Frequent rain ...

Depending on the hay's density and moisture content, a 5x5 round bale typically weighs between 800 and 1,200 pounds. With such large bales, you can expect around 1.5 to 2.5 bales per acre.

Polson Rural Fire District responded to two fires last week. The first, on June 19, was near Buffalo Bridge where firefighters found 110 round bales fully engulfed in flames. The second was Friday ...

One Jefferson County farmer said because of the constant rain, he’s very behind on collecting hay bales for the winter.

CLITHERALL, MINN. – Once in a while, on a summer afternoon, my husband will ask if our young son and I are ready to help with the small square hay bales. Hardly anybody makes small square bales ...

JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – The sole round bale net wrap producer in the nation, located in Junction City, is ceasing operations after decades in business. 27 News spoke to UPU Industries Human ...