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 ...

Individuals living on farms or in rural areas may find that hay baling offers the chance to make a small profit. There is a demand for hay on farms and other producers of livestock. Uses of hay ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

QUINCY, Wash. (AP) — Alfalfa growers in the Columbia Basin say a warm spring has caused the crop to mature early, causing stems to grow at the expense of leaves. Ben Schaapman said he had to start ...

Compared to the last report, demand remains light, and alfalfa prices remain soft, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Feb. 13. Grass hay continues to retain ...

FODDER scarcity — currently a key issue of the livestock sector — is increasing by the day. For just under a decade, maize silage has been recognised as a good substitute for fodder during periods of ...

Compared to the last report, demand remains low, and alfalfa prices are headed downward in a hurry, especially in the southwest and south-central regions, according to the Kansas Department of ...