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 ...
Gardeners are using decorative hay bales around vegetable beds, and neighbors say the yards are starting to look like farms instead of homes, as what reportedly began as a rustic landscaping trend ...
Old hay and straw can be fairly easy to find for those willing to look. People use hay and straw for decorations in the autumn. Many animals get hay or straw for bedding or wintertime nibbles. Many ...
Historically, putting up hay was an arduous process that involved hand labor with scythes and pitchforks. Later, horse-drawn sickle mowers helped make it easier for cutting the crop, and horse-drawn ...
It's summer. Fields throughout western Colorado have been cut, and the hay baled, using various forms of modern technology — small bales, large bales, round and square bales, stack wagons and people ...
Luke Stark, HSQE consultant and owner/director of EOS HSQE Consultancy, provides a reminder of the dangers that come with working alongside hay bales and how to prevent accidents ...
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 ...
Colorado—In the Oct. 3 report, trade activity and demand light. Large 3×3 squares of alfalfa hay sold $14.50/bale higher and grass mix was $10/bale higher. According to the NASS Colorado Crop Progress ...