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 ...

Dec. 23—As far as livestock are concerned, there is no right answer when it comes to choosing round or square hay bales on a homestead. They will happily munch on baled hay and feed regardless of its ...

Andrew Frankenfield of Penn State Extension offers considerations for choosing the right equipment for a hay operation. He also previews the upcoming Pennsylvania Forage Conference.

“It hadn’t been used for a couple of years, so the twine-tie square baler was sold on an internet auction.” Small square bales of hay are a lot of work, but nearly essential for most livestock ...

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 ...