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 ...

Livestock owners can save money and time with an awareness of the economics behind harvesting, buying and selling hay. Eric DeVuyst, Oklahoma State University Extension agricultural economist, said ...

Mowing, raking, and baling. I wish hay-making was that easy. For me, that sequence is too often interrupted by cussing the weatherman, tedding, and more raking. Making hay is a consuming summer-time ...

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 ...

A farm manager has developed a machine, the DewPoint 6110, that frees farmers from relying on Mother Nature to make their hay suitable for baling. Until Dave Staheli and his firm Staheli West, Cedar ...

Alfalfa growing in the field is 50 percent stem and 50 percent leaf. Most of the feed value is in the leaf and getting those leaves into the bale is critical to maximizing relative feed value, ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - It’s been an interesting last 12 months for hay producers in our area. Last year at this time, we were in a drought with hay prices easily reaching $100 or more per round bale.