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.

Colorado – In the June 29 report, compared to last report, trade activity very light on good demand. First cutting hay is still struggling to get put into a bale in most regions, while the San Luis ...

Knowing when to cut hay will help determine forage quality. “I think many producers work to get maximum tonnage, but I would like to see the focus more on quality,” says Eric Bailey, Extension ...

FIRST-CUT HAY season has passed. The fields you see being cut now are likely those whose farmers snatched the right moment between spring rain storms for those minimum three dry days needed to cut, ...

BUFFALO — Both the timing and the yield for hay harvest has been about average so far this summer, ranchers say. Tyler Benton, who ranches on Cross H, just south of Buffalo, said that he was getting ...