Summer day campers hang out on the truck delivering hay to Miles Smith Farm in 2022. Farming may be hard work, but it’s tons of fun when you’re a child. Credit: Courtesy Farming is hard work but can ...

Carson Roberts is the state forage specialist with University of Missouri Extension. He said to increase profits and incentivize more supply, costs need to fall. “The low hanging fruit? Hay,” he said.

There’s a consensus that making hay is the cheapest way to feed cattle through the winter, but University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts disagrees. “This couldn’t be ...

A charity farm attraction in Leicester that appealed for help dealing with a shortage of hay says the public response has ...

Let's start this off with a statement of fact about my opinion: I greatly dislike heat. Now, given the rough winter we endured what seems like a minute ago, I've mostly kept quiet with my complaints ...

ROANOKE, Va. (CNN) — A Virginia farm is getting global recognition for their creations out of bales of hay. This year’s masterpiece has a certain Texas flair. “A newspaper in New Zealand did a story ...

Big Spring Farm, the home of Swiss Pioneer Preservation Associates, will host two educational events on Friday, Aug. 4, and Saturday, Aug. 5. Hay Day begins at 1 p.m. Aug. 4. The public is welcome to ...

Cool-season grasses transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage in May, making it the best time to harvest for yield and quality. Cut before seeds develop for best results. “Once they go ...

I am a regular reader of your weekly column. Thank you for the good work you are doing in educating us on many topics in livestock keeping. Like any other farmer, I have had great challenges with feed ...