Photo A: The author’s grandson, Austin, experiments with using the baler to form a bale. When you build your own wooden hay baler, you can hand bale hay without the need for equipment, so you can ...

OXFORD - The saying goes that you make hay when the sun shines. So, come this Saturday and Sunday, whether it's 80 degrees or 100, Bill Stockman of rural Oxford who owns 19 vintage hay balers invites ...

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 ...

A new program will help Washington hay farmers get the most out of their older equipment. The Baler School is Jan. 30 at the ...

“Jump in!” Bobby said as I climbed the steps into his swather. There was a little seat about 8 inches wide for the occasional guest to sit on, and I plunked down there, but it was tight. Bobby revved ...

Square bales are generally produced by contractors and have a number of storage and handling benefits. Round balers are significantly cheaper than square balers and are popular for dairy farmers ...

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 ...

Baler manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to design balers that won’t jam and that will maintain a high rate of productivity. Although operation of the baler by the operator is a factor, ...