MELROSE, Minn. --Farmers in parts of the state now considered to be in extreme drought, have been dealing with a unique problem this summer. "We've got a lot of cows having calves right now so life, ...

Fire officials are urging farmers to check their hay for excessive heat, which could result in hay barn fires. The Winona County Office of Emergency Management said county fire departments have ...

We are part of The Trust Project. “When ‘old-timers’ talk about the weather, they often compare it to 1936, which I think of as the ‘benchmark’ for weather.” So wrote Roger Engstrom, Detroit Lakes, ...

LEWISTOWN — No people or animals were injured Thursday evening in a fire that destroyed the hay barn at the Lewistown livestock auction facility, but damage is estimated at more than $100,000.

Multiple fire crews have been stationed at a hay barn fire in York County that is expected to burn for several days, according to Dover Township Fire. Officials state that crews were called to the ...

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.

HOT SPRINGS - An early morning fire destroyed two barns and corral panels at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary/ Institute of Range & the American Mustang (BHWHS/IRAM), located south of the city, on ...

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 ...

CHICO — Back in the day, the DeMeyer family would throw harvest parties for workers and friends in their big hay barn in west Chico. “We’d do it nearly every year,” said Ray DeMeyer, who would find ...