This year’s disappointing hay crop follows a larger-than-usual harvest in 2022, when the state reported 134,000 acres baled, up from 120,000 in 2021 and 104,000 in 2020, according to the U.S ...

Hay harvesting permits can be purchased online from July 30 until the permits expire on Sept. 15, on a first-come, ...

Hay mechanization took a major leap in the 1970s and 1980s with the introduction of the large round bale, weighing from 800 to 1,500 pounds. These bales, because of their shape and tightness of ...

Assuming that the hay fields yield about 6 tons of dry matter per acre from five cuttings and that only 20 percent is lost during the process of harvesting and storing hay, 34 acres will be needed ...

Timely hay harvest also increases total production, Johnson said. "In the state of Indiana, farmers who raise alfalfa ought to target four cuttings," he said. "If you're delayed in getting the first ...

If only harvesting one hay crop, aim for the very best quality and plan accordingly. Hay is still a relatively inexpensive feed source and the basis of ruminant winter diets in North Dakota.

When dealing with hay crops, it is especially important to take safety precautions, considering that hay crops are typically grown on rough, steep or other ground unsuitable for row crops. Stay ...

FARGO - Anyone planning to harvest Conservation Reserve Program fields for hay this year should do so as soon as possible, according to Kevin Sedivec, North Dakota State University Extension ...

Harvesting hay with a short time frame between each cutting will certainly lead to higher quality hay, whereas waiting longer between cuttings will increase the yield. But this increased yield will ...

READLYN, Iowa --- The first-crop hay harvest is finally under way in Northeast Iowa, and farmers say there is plenty to bale or chop. Monday's weekly U.S. Department of Agriculture Crops and ...

Profitable operation And from the beginning, York said, the operation has been profitable. In 2008, for instance, the hay from Bush earned $256,000, and the Ellington operation earned $125,000.

Nonetheless, the harvest goes on as farmers lament 2015 a bad year for hay, and a weak season for crop prices, which they say aren’t as high as they would have expected.