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 ...

One enterprising young Lego builder has put together a working hay baler on the smaller end of the scale, as seen on Facebook. The baler is built using Lego’s Technic line of mechanical-oriented parts ...

John Deere announces the addition of a new economy round baler especially suited for smaller farm operations and low-acreage hay producers. The new machine produces a bale 46-inches wide and up to ...

Look closely for signs of wear, including belt laces, pins in the belt laces, stretched chains or bearings that may be ...

For farmer Jay Hohn, the day begins early on his 80-acre farm — and often behind the wheel of a tractor. “I started farming doing row crops,” Hohn said. “I did that for several years, then after that, ...

Every homesteader’s goal is to be as self-sustaining as possible. In trying to reach that goal, many of us raise animals. It’s difficult to keep many animals without hay, and conventional thinking ...

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 ...

With a typical 2.4m x 1.2m x 0.9m (8 x 4 x 3 foot) large square bale weighing about 500-600kg, depending on the material, high density is pushing that weight up to 700-800kg. But is ramming an extra ...

REARDAN, Wash. — About 150 hay farmers gathered in the Spokane Hutterian Brethren’s shop Jan. 30 to listen to Texas farmer T.J. Steele share tips for how to get more out of their hay balers. The ...

ARCHDALE, N.C. — For farmer Jay Hohn, the day begins early on his 80-acre farm — and often behind the wheel of a tractor. “I started farming doing row crops,” Hohn said. “I did that for several years, ...

ARCHDALE, N.C. — For farmer Jay Hohn, the day begins early on his 80-acre farm — and often behind the wheel of a tractor. “I started farming doing row crops,” Hohn said. “I did that for several years, ...