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 ...

Haymaking is a game of threes, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts. To be profitable, producers must manage three key factors: equipment expenses, quality and ...

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.

Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...