Piling cut hay into windrows makes your baler more efficient. Want to get started on small-scale hay production? Learn how to tell when a hay field is ready to cut with expert advice for beginners.

Virginia Farm Bureau reminds all farmers to examine equipment used for cutting and baling before heading out to the hayfield. “Take the time now to check your equipment and fix it, so you’re not stuck ...

After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as well as how much hay farmers get from those — can have some variation based on weather conditions and the type of hay.

The first hay cutting of the year was good, but unless more rain falls, there won’t be much of a second cut. Still, Jim Cowden, the county’s extension director, says this year likely will be better ...

As the 2025 haying season is in full swing, producers are reminded of measures to reduce the risk of injury. Angie Johnson, North Dakota State University Extension farm and ranch safety specialist, ...

We have had a pretty good forage year, but the excess rain in the spring caused many producers to be a little late on the hay cutting. There were some people that got hay up pretty much on time, ...

HOPE, Ark. (KAIT) - A wetter-than-average spring has left many hay farmers weeks behind their cutting schedule. According to content partner KARK, a strong hay season was expected this year before ...

Abundant spring rain. That’s something most folks received this year. How will you handle the excess pasture growth all that rain will produce? Extra rain produces extra grass. As pastures grow faster ...

WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - For farmers, weather can pose all sorts of challenges. This year, an unprecedented amount of rain in the spring caused hay cutting to be delayed significantly. This, in ...