Before huge machines pressed hay into 1-ton bales, it was stacked in the field and had to be moved by hand. And before horse-drawn mowers cut a field quickly, it had to be cut by hand with a scythe.

Farmers work tirelessly throughout the spring and summer to grow, cut, and store hay to feed their livestock throughout the year. But how exactly is the hay created? Haymaking is a process – and it ...

Hay season is officially underway! The trade-off between quality and quantity can be a delicate compromise. Dry conditions are expected for the next couple of weeks in our area. Haymakers, take ...

Improperly curing hay made from certain sweet clover varieties such as white and yellow sweet clover can cause severe and often fatal hemorrhages in livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats.

On Hay Day, which will be celebrated Aug. 4 near New Holland, volunteers will make hay the modern way and the old-fashioned ways, using hand tools, horse power and the earliest machines. This is why a ...