Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Cheryl Schweizer, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Aug. 15—MOSES LAKE — Award-winning hay is a matter of hitting the weather window. Bill Stevens of ...

After the first hay cutting, the timing of second and even third cuttings — as well as how much hay farmers get from those — can have some variation based on weather conditions and the type of hay.

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 ...

RICHMOND — Hayley Sumner has begun a new protocol when she takes deliveries from farms for the horses she cares for: She closely inspects the bales of hay. When she feeds the rescued animals at ...

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They don’t see eye to eye on everything it takes to successfully dry down and harvest quality hay and haylage. But University of Wisconsin’s Dan Undersander and Kevin Shinners agree that conditioning ...