Horses need constant forages and if a pasture isn’t readily available, many horse owners turn to feeding hay. Someone has to produce the hay and Alex Rocateli, Oklahoma State University Extension ...

Davidson said most hay in the region is a combination of alfalfa and grass, and the optimal time for a first cutting is when the alfalfa is at one-tenth bloom. That’s causing local hay producers to ...

FRUITLAND — Typically once each summer, harvest at Dancy Farms is a spectacle that draws a large crowd. Dan Cone invites friends and enthusiasts of draft horses and mules to bring their working animal ...

Study: Which Cool-Season Grass Do Horses Prefer In Hay? originally appeared on Paulick Report. Horses are selective grazers that prefer some cool-season grasses over others in pasture. But what about ...

Hay prices are spiking this year, driven up by a drought-induced shortage of the crop. It’s affecting ranchers across the board, but horse owners in particular are feeling the pinch. Horses eat higher ...

Second-cutting fescue makes quality hay when stems and seed heads were cut earlier. Farmers cutting fescue hay don’t get many second chances to make quality hay. This is a one-in-five year, says Craig ...

For centuries, farmers cut and moved hay by hand. Then horses made the work quicker and a bit easier. In the early 1900s, machines like the automatic baler changed everything. At Big Spring Farm Days, ...

CARROLL TOWNSHIP - There's plenty of hay for all 14 horses to eat at Riders Unlimited's Oak Harbor facility, thanks to a Fremont farmer who donates bales to the nonprofit group. But it hasn't been as ...

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 ...