It’s almost hay time! While very little hay is put up on Memorial Day in our region, the holiday is the unofficial start of ...

For yield and quality, May is the best time to harvest cool-season grasses, says University of Missouri Extension state ...

After several years of extreme drought and one year of too much rain, hay producers are breathing a sigh of relief in 2025.

State hay market summaries for the week ending May 10, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Market News Service.

For yield and quality, May is the best time to harvest cool-season grasses, says University of Missouri Extension state ...

Nathan Alpers, a farmer in central Missouri, says the weather forecast is finally good for baling triticale. “For a week, at ...

Shannon Ratcliff, a farmer and co-owner of organically certified Shannon Brook Farms in Watkins Glen, New York, attributes ...

There are two links in the chain that certifies organic farm products. "The USDA certifies the certifiers," is how Mark Kastel explains the arrangement. He runs the organic-industry watchdog website ...

There are two links in the chain that certifies organic farm products. “The USDA certifies the certifiers,” is how Mark Kastel explains the arrangement. Like many programs funded by the ...

As well as making recommendations on hazards in a person’s home, the updated guidance published today also covers residential care homes, hospitals and other healthcare settings in the community, for ...

I am always curious to find out at what height the mower is set to cut at. Many times, the plants are cut to within an inch or two from the ground. As we approach the haymaking season, keep in ...

He relies more on traditional knowledge and weather patterns than digital forecasts. “You don’t cut hay when you know the storm is coming,” Smith said, as an example. He doesn’t believe ...