Farmers work tirelessly throughout the spring and summer to grow, cut, and store hay to feed their livestock throughout the year. But how exactly is the hay created? Haymaking is a process – and it ...

Before huge machines pressed hay into 1-ton bales, it was stacked in the field and had to be moved by hand. And before horse-drawn mowers cut a field quickly, it had to be cut by hand with a scythe.

Hay season is officially underway! The trade-off between quality and quantity can be a delicate compromise. Dry conditions are expected for the next couple of weeks in our area. Haymakers, take ...

This phrase baffled me when I was young. What did it really mean? My friend Kevin, who grew up on a farm and taught me about baling hay, told me that it has two meanings. The first, literally, was to ...

On Hay Day, which will be celebrated Aug. 4 near New Holland, volunteers will make hay the modern way and the old-fashioned ways, using hand tools, horse power and the earliest machines. This is why a ...