Plants that are cut and baled for hay tend to lose some of their vitamins and protein if they become too mature or dry. The challenge in making hay is to cut it at proper stage of maturity (while ...

Moisture content of hay at time of baling is the single biggest hay fire risk factor. Since 2000, there have been over 900 livestock and poultry barn fires in Minnesota, resulting in over $26 million ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- In South Dakota, hay is the most common winter livestock feed option, because it is less risky than the other available options, explains Karla Hernandez, South Dakota State ...

“As hay season continues, I see a lot of large round hay bales being stored outside,” says University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist Patrick Davis. If hay is not stored properly ...

When the rain ends or slows and the sun comes out, it becomes time to put up hay, according to Colin Hill, agronomy graduate assistant with University of Missouri Extension. “But, with all of the ...

A lot goes into making high-quality hay. Perhaps the primary way to produce the kind of hay that will give top milk and meat production is to cut the hay at the optimum stage of maturity. Whether it’s ...