Haymaking is a game of threes, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts. To be profitable, producers must manage three key factors: equipment expenses, quality and ...

University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Carson Roberts sees haymaking as a “game of threes” with producers needing to manage equipment expenses, quality and yield to turn a profit.

Early pioneers used scythes and sickles to cut the hay and then piled it up with wooden forks. In the 1940s came the twine, automatic tie baler which was pulled behind a tractor and produced a 60- to ...

The annual Trim Haymaking Festival in the heritage town of Trim, Co. Meath is a fun-packed day to promote the cultural history of rural Ireland through traditional song, dance, quirky games and ...