Our bale spear has been with us for a few years now. It’s been through two states and two tractors …
Tag: Hay
First Barley Harvest
It doesn’t seem like it’s been over a week already, but time passes quickly on a farm this time of …
Testing Forage Moisture
The last time we bought hay I bought one lot of winter rye baleage on a whim. Turns out that …
Hay Stockpile
It’s January and we’ve finished building our hay stockpile. We were a little reluctant to finish our annual hay-shopping until …
Hay already?
It seems like winter is still a long ways off, but it’s never too early to start putting some hay …
Hay auction success!
I was practically raised at auctions. Being a former auctioneer, my Grandad was an avid auction attendee and I got …
Hay Season 2014
It’s that time of year again, the hay auction has started back up for the winter. Due to some construction …
Reseeding pasture on the cheap
If you remember from way back this past fall, I might have mentioned something about having a barn with a …
What a difference a few weeks makes!
Well, it’s finally decided to be spring here in Minnesota. It hit 79° here today, a darn sight better than …
The smell of hay, and desperation
Last week the cows arrived. The cows need something to eat, which at this time of year means hay. We’re …