The natural beauty of the Yampa Valley appeals to residents and visitors alike, but did you know that its high elevation, ...

Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into ...

It’s wise to plan ahead regarding winter forage supplies, finding ways to store hay to preserve quality and reduce moisture damage as well as knowing how much hay you’ll need.

WEBSTER | Anderson Industries is proud to announce the offering of a revolutionary product for small square bale markets with units available Spring of 2015.

Large hay bales (generally round): Measure 5 feet wide by 6 feet in diameter (1.5 × 1.8 meters) while weighing around 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms). How many small square bales per acre?

For example, a 5-foot by 5-foot bale has 98 cubic feet of hay: (5/2)^2 x 3.14 x 5 = ~98. Loosely packed bales have a density of 9 pounds per cubic foot of hay, which equates to 880 pounds of dry feed.

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 ...

Square balers have gone the way of the typewriter and the rotary dial phone, replaced by the big round bales that occupy Minnesota’s shorn hay fields like an old master scene. “Big rounds ...

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 ...