As snow falls and winter descends, a lot of agricultural work is slowing down. But for farmers with livestock, they’ve got to make sure their animals have enough to eat through the long cold months.

Once upon a time, hay bales were the norm when it came to harvesting hay. Now hay is chopped into wagons and stored in long “white worms.” There are still some bales, but they are huge, round bales ...

Stacking hay with an air gap between bales allows the moisture to dissipate more readily and can help avoid problems. Be certain all the bales fall at or below the acceptable range stated above for ...

A friendly rivalry between Howard County’s firefighters and police officers took to a new venue this weekend with Farmer Wars, a contest introduced at the 76th annual Howard County Fair in West ...

"Nothing, other than running cold water over the entire body, felt better than pop after stacking hay in the mow," according to author Mychal Wilmes, recalling his earlier days on the farm. A ...

ELLENSBURG – Hay farmer Eric Ollgaard gave up hiring hay buckers in the mid-1990s because they were so scarce. About two years ago, he started using a hay squeeze to stack the 2,000 tons of hay he ...

AVON - It's been nearly a century since Bill McIntosh's ancestors began gathering about this time of year in the dining room of the family's two-story farmhouse to prepare for a long day in the ...

The design team proposed to source every material for the temporary structure locally, including the goats and hens. Wooden poles driven into the ground would comprise the primary structure, and then ...

Editor’s note: This tour of small businesses across the country highlights the imagination, diversity, and resilience of American enterprise. Karl Matlack remembers that first summer after high school ...