CLITHERALL, MINN. – Once in a while, on a summer afternoon, my husband will ask if our young son and I are ready to help with the small square hay bales. Hardly anybody makes small square bales ...

The use of bale accumulators has helped producers meet the small square demand while the advent of inline balers is allowing ...

It's summer. Fields throughout western Colorado have been cut, and the hay baled, using various forms of modern technology — small bales, large bales, round and square bales, stack wagons and people ...

“It hadn’t been used for a couple of years, so the twine-tie square baler was sold on an internet auction.” Small square bales of hay are a lot of work, but nearly essential for most livestock ...

Let's start this off with a statement of fact about my opinion: I greatly dislike heat. Now, given the rough winter we endured what seems like a minute ago, I've mostly kept quiet with my complaints ...

Missouri Extension State forage specialist Carson Roberts explains three factors that determine profitability when putting up hay.

My reaction to sale price report from a farm auction in central New York Saturday (May 4, 2019) that featured a pair of super sharp slightly older used New Holland small square balers. The New Holland ...

This week’s Machinery Pete “Pete’s Pick of the Week” shines a spotlight on used hay equipment and a unique custom-painted tractor. On Thursday, the Juniper Valley Ranch Auction in Juniper, Idaho, ...

Ask five farmers how much their hay bales weigh, and you’ll probably get five different answers — none of which are backed up by a scale ticket. “That’s because most folks think they know their bale ...

When I sold our horses two years ago, our family took a break from baling straw. For the next few years the baler sat idle because we no longer needed it for bedding. But earlier this summer when I ...