Thousands of acres of wheat have been baled for feed in drought stricken areas of North Dakota. Many farmers are abandoning small grains because the quality of the crops are not worth harvesting.

COLLEGE STATION -- Baling or ensiling freeze-damaged wheat to take advantage of drought-induced higher forage prices might be the best option for some producers, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension ...

Numerous acres of wheat have been swathed and baled in northwest Oklahoma the last few weeks. Overall, the hay crop was harvested at a higher quality stage of growth this year and was put up in a ...

Baling wheat straw has become a more common practice in the past few years, but removing straw exports nutrients out of the field. "Knowing how much nutrient is contained in straw is important," said ...

Baling wheat straw has become a more common practice in the past few years for many reasons, said Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in soil fertility and plant nutrition.

Drought is withering crops on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border, prompting farmers to take the rare measure of baling up their wheat and barley stems to sell as hay. The bales are providing ...

MADISON, WI, June 1, 2009 -- There is growing interest in using crop residues as the feedstock of choice for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol because of the more favorable energy output ...