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, ...

More heavy farm machinery is moving across the Central Texas region, with a lot of activity out in the fields as wheat and oat crops have reached maturity and producers harvest the fields for grain. A ...

With low yields and market prices for wheat, farmers may be better off trying to use the plant as hay. Thin stands, dry soil, uneven maturity and pests have all lowered the value of this year's wheat ...

A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...

High Plains Journal’s All Aboard Wheat Harvest program kicks off its 14th year this week! Learn more about all of our AAWH correspondents below. To follow all the crews on their journeys along the ...

Ohio's farmers are benefiting from a pleasant surprise. Winter wheat, the state's fourth-most-profitable cash crop, was ready for harvest the third week of June. Recent dry spells have allowed farmers ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The wheat harvest that’s getting started in central South Dakota might finish as one of the area’s all-time best. But weather extremes affecting other wheat-producing parts of ...

LINCOLN — Current cattle market conditions, along with the price and short availability of hay, have created a scenario where the growing winter wheat crop may have more value for producers for ...

The stunted wheat plants on Robert Ferebee’s parched North Dakota farm were in the worst condition he’d seen in almost three decades. Rather than wait until late July or early August to harvest the ...

Oklahoma —In the Oct. 31 report, compared to the last report, demand is slow to no movement. It becomes harder to move hay ...

Back to the Frontier episode 7, titled “Bringing Home the Bacon,” aired on August 21, 2025, on Magnolia Network and Max. The series follows three modern American families who leave behind the 21st ...