With most Arkansas cotton in the ground, growers are now contending with high soil moisture and the prospect of stunted plants if things don’t dry out soon.

Commercial irrigators pumping from the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin in San Luis Obispo County, California, may need to pay for their water use.

This is done by taking a representative sample out of the bale, cutting it into small pieces and using the microwave test to double check moisture contents. “If you have a bale probe that is used for ...

For small square bales, dried hay has to be baled at 20% moisture or less. For large round bales, there must be even less moisture. With baleage, moisture can range from 25% to 70%. The flexibility in ...

The pellets are dried by placing them in the back of a grain truck and — given the small volume of pellets they’re using — that’s probably where they will continue to be dried. “It’s not like we’re ...

“We didn’t know anything; we were really green. We thought we had to add more nitrogen to it. So we had some alfalfa land (with) alfalfa bales. We thought, ‘Oh, geez, that’s a really good nitrogen ...

Al Dahra ACX's innovative compressed alfalfa bales accounted for 25% of sales in 2024, ... Soil moisture sensor usage grew by ... offering eco-friendly solutions for small-scale livestock and pet ...

Per Measuring Know-How, the most common hay bale dimensions (average) are: Small hay bales: Start at 18 × 35 × 14 inches (46 × 89 × 36 centimetres) and weigh about 50 pounds (23 kilograms). Large hay ...

First things first: Hay bale gardening bales are most often made of straw. They're a smart, economical version of container gardening, by any name. The post How To Start a Hay Bale Garden appeared ...

It is possible for hay bales to spontaneously combust and cause a fire if baled above the suggested moisture content. Spontaneous combustion is less common with small bales. Hay should be ...

Large 3×3 squares of alfalfa hay sold $14.50/bale higher and grass mix was $10/bale higher. According to the NASS Colorado Crop Progress Report for week ending Sept. 29, alfalfa third cutting 84% ...