While a visual appraisal to gauge hay quality can be informative, extension experts stress that there’s only one way to truly know the quality of hay — getting an accurate test. “Hay that looks ...

Get ready to spend a lot less time in your hay fields. Last week Vermeer ... and with fewer balers and operators in the field.” When the first bale is nearing the preferred size it will begin ...

alfalfa hay (legume-type plant) can yield up to 120 bales per acre, while orchard grass typically yields about 20 to 60 bales per acre. For example, if your field size is 1 acre and the yield per ...

The temperature of these hay bales, stacks, and barns can get very hot. In extreme cases, it can get so hot that the bales can catch on fire, even without a spark (i.e., spontaneous combustion).

A grass fire near Kirksville burned up eight large hay bales and blackened an estimated 20 to 25 acres Tuesday afternoon.It ...

As wildfires rage throughout the state, KOCO 5 Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong was at the scene where several hay bales and a tree caught fire in Logan County.