Like many area farm families, Brad Ribbe’s family comes from German stock. They headed over to the new world to make a better ...

Wrapped silage bales offer flexibility for smaller farms, but net wrap waste is now a major agricultural issue, contributing ...

Source: Oklahoma State University Cattle producers cannot afford to waste a valuable resource like hay in even the best years. “Management of input costs is a key business concern and can mean the ...

An average, square hay bale can reach 8 feet in length and 4 feet in height and width. The flatbed tractor-trailer the young women are arranging should be able to carry 54 bales with a weight of ...

My bale grazing mentor, farmer and University of Kentucky agricultural economics professor Greg Halich, says not to let the challenges of bale grazing in the East region scare you from using this ...

Follow Country Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts. Baleage is a way of storing forage to preserve it as livestock feed. The big round bales are normally fed out ...

Bale up cattle feeders have been designed to set the standard in efficient livestock feeding. Engineered with precision and built to last, this feeder is the ultimate solution for managing hay with ...

Hay is a critical feed for livestock worldwide, especially in dairy farming. If you are a hay farmer about to start harvesting, you are likely wondering about the expected yield. So, what should you ...

Large round bales should be baled at less than 18% moisture. Baling at a higher moisture content can lead to excessive heating, which reduces hay quality and is a potential fire hazard.

Truckloads of hay are rolling in from across Texas and beyond, bringing much-needed feed for cattle in the wake of more than 1.2 million acres of ranchland and pastures blackened by wildfires across ...