Mowing, raking, and baling. I wish hay-making was that easy. For me, that sequence is too often interrupted by cussing the weatherman, tedding, and more raking. Making hay is a consuming summer ...

At 2025 Ag Progress Days, modern farming equipment demos impressed, but a classic side-delivery rake reminded farmers that ...

Maintenance is the name of the game when it comes to hay baling safety. As growers finish their first cutting of hay crops, now is a good time to do preventative maintenance tasks that can boost ...

One of the biggest and most time-consuming jobs every summer was baling hay. Good hay meant good milk production and a better price for milk. Plenty of hay meant we ...

One of the biggest and most time-consuming jobs every summer was baling hay. Good hay meant good milk production and a better price for milk. Plenty of hay meant we ...

It was an improvement, but hay baling – not to mention storing hay, transporting hay, and actually delivering hay to hungry cows – remained a ton or two of work.

Traditionally, farmers have to wait for the right dew conditions to moisten the hay enough so that the nutritious leaves won’t fall off during baling, said Hickel.

Time travel is possible at the Yesteryear Farm Show, a showcase of what farming looked like before modern luxuries. Tom Luke drives a 1950 Minneapolis-Moline ZA tractor while setting up for the ...