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 ...

After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as well as how much hay farmers get from those — can have some variation based on weather conditions and the type of hay.

As haying season approaches, producers across South Dakota will begin preparing to get out the baler. In recent years, it has been quite difficult for many producers to put up quality, dry hay; this ...

COLUMBIA - Alpaca farmer Gary Licklider is still looking for more alpaca food to sustain his animals through winter. Like many other mid-Missouri animals, alpacas eat hay. But because of an abnormally ...

RICHMOND — Hayley Sumner has begun a new protocol when she takes deliveries from farms for the horses she cares for: She closely inspects the bales of hay. When she feeds the rescued animals at ...

A lot goes into making high-quality hay. Perhaps the primary way to produce the kind of hay that will give top milk and meat production is to cut the hay at the optimum stage of maturity. Whether it’s ...

After a cutting of hay, how long producers wait to cut again can depend on the type of hay as well as weather conditions. After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as ...