Your hay bales might be shedding weight faster than a steer on Ozempic,” Mizzou hay specialist Rob Kallenbach quips.

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).

Hay season is always a challenge ... and about three feet between rows of bales. The north-south orientation and space between bales helps them to dry faster following a weather event.

Thinking about trying bale grazing this winter? Experts say bale grazing can cut labor, boost soil fertility and keep ...

Line up several rows for a formal look or arrange them randomly ... you don’t have to live on a country road to decorate with hay bales, this urban container garden was made by flipping a ...

Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says crews went to the 900 block of Road 212, about three miles north of Emporia, after a ...