Hay fires generally occur within six weeks after baling, but have been known to occur even after a year, according to a report by eHay Weekly. They begin through spontaneous combustion. Hay bale fires ...

New and improved hay feeder and bunk designs are going a long way toward maximizing on-hand stocks of hay so they can last through the winter. This includes the recent availability of square hay bale ...

Sep. 25—Moisture and hay are sworn enemies. Not only will wet hay grow mold that can be unhealthy for farm animals, but the microbial activity can generate so much heat that the bales will light on ...

It’s inevitable; winter weather always leads to cattle producers feeding their livestock supplemental forage, something that can be quite costly depending on the hay’s quality and availability. Kansas ...

(CBS/AP) FAYETTE, Maine - Up to 200 bales of hay were stolen from a central Maine horse barn, with the owner estimating the loss at about $600. Roxanne Turner, whose parents own the barn in Fayette, ...

Experienced agricultural producers in the southern Great Plains know that low wind speeds, high humidity, moist hay, and hot temperatures can be a recipe for disaster. Under such a set of ...

With the current cost of feeds including hays, combatting waste is a good way to save some money. There are several shapes and sizes of hay from small square bales, rounds bales to large square bales.

Topper’s horns were wedged tight in the metal hay feeder. While reaching for a tasty bit of hay, he pushed his head into the feeder and turned his horns just so. Like a Chinese finger trap, the feeder ...

After two years of droughts in Missouri, hay supplies are low, with many producers feeding hay during the summer months and lacking the pasture growth to get the tonnage comparable to previous year’s ...

Ruben Alvarez Jr. sits on a bale of grass hay in the warehouse at Dave’s Hay Barn. A rooster crows in the background. Ruben is waiting for his father, Ruben Alvarez Sr., to return from a hay delivery.

A fire early Monday destroyed a barn in District Township, Berks County, but the livestock normally kept there were not harmed. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. by neighbors who noticed flames ...