Hay fires generally occur within six weeks after baling, but have been known to occur even after a year, according to a report by eHay Weekly. They begin through spontaneous combustion. Hay bale fires ...

New and improved hay feeder and bunk designs are going a long way toward maximizing on-hand stocks of hay so they can last through the winter. This includes the recent availability of square hay bale ...

(CBS/AP) FAYETTE, Maine - Up to 200 bales of hay were stolen from a central Maine horse barn, with the owner estimating the loss at about $600. Roxanne Turner, whose parents own the barn in Fayette, ...

Ruben Alvarez Jr. sits on a bale of grass hay in the warehouse at Dave’s Hay Barn. A rooster crows in the background. Ruben is waiting for his father, Ruben Alvarez Sr., to return from a hay delivery.

After two years of droughts in Missouri, hay supplies are low, with many producers feeding hay during the summer months and lacking the pasture growth to get the tonnage comparable to previous year’s ...

Freshly baled hay with more than 20% moisture will heat up and actually reduce the energy level of the hay. There is a great misconception that once hay is “dry” and baled it is plain and devoid of ...

Topper’s horns were wedged tight in the metal hay feeder. While reaching for a tasty bit of hay, he pushed his head into the feeder and turned his horns just so. Like a Chinese finger trap, the feeder ...

A fire early Monday destroyed a barn in District Township, Berks County, but the livestock normally kept there were not harmed. The fire was reported around 5 a.m. by neighbors who noticed flames ...

Fire crews were called out Friday, June 20 to fight a fire at the Iowa State University Dairy Barn. Smoke was reported coming from a hay storage building at 52540 260th St. early that morning, and the ...

A Sunday night fire destroyed a Hereford Township barn and 1,500 bales of straw and hay inside, but all of the horses were evacuated safely, police said. The 7:50 p.m. blaze at the barn on 1084 Huffs ...

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The historic 2011 drought aside, cattle producers cannot afford to waste a valuable resource such as hay in even the best years. "Management of input costs is a key business ...

In Nebraska, compared to last week all reported forages sold steady. Buyer inquiry was mostly light. Most areas of the state are in good shape for moisture but some areas on the eastern side of the ...