April is winding down and May is just around the corner. Forage producers are getting ready to start fertilizing and the subsequent harvesting of their warm-season grasses for hay. I have been asked ...

We had a very wet June this year and baling hay has been a tough thing for most farmers in the state. Moisture levels have a direct effect on hay quality. What I have found to be a consistent number ...

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 ...

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 ...

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Swathers and balers have become a common site around the Fort Riley area the past few months. Those behind these machines are farmers who have leased various areas of land around ...

Question: I’m searching for a 2021 hay supplier and a few of them I’m talking with use preservative (e.g. propionic acid) if needed when baling. What is that and is it safe for horses? Answer: ...