Jan 03, 2025 — Stacking square bales of hay in the Sugarhouse Creamery hay mow. Photo: Amy Feiereisel As snow falls and winter descends, a lot of agricultural work is slowing down.

The machinery and techniques used to gather and stack hay before tractors, using the iconic beaverslide hay stacker, were on display this week.

"Nothing, other than running cold water over the entire body, felt better than pop after stacking hay in the mow," according to author Mychal Wilmes, recalling his earlier days on the farm.

I am thankful in many ways for growing up and moving back to the farm but also appreciative of not having to stack hay bales anymore.

Most hay barns like mine are a relic to the days of farming past. All that remains are some broken bales, layers of chaff that dates back decades and many memories.

A spate of barn fires in York County, Pennsylvania, has fire officials warning farmers of the risk of leaving hay unattended.

Growing older caused more responsibilities, which in summer mostly meant baling hay. We didn’t mind stacking hay in the barn because we knew when the day was done, we might drive to the root ...

It's summer. Fields throughout western Colorado have been cut, and the hay baled, using various forms of modern technology — small bales, large bales, round and square bales, stack wagons and ...

I tried to start the tractor, but then I remembered it was out of gasoline. I sat on it for 15 minutes, remembering thousands of small square bales and stacking them in the sauna that was the hay ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A hay barn caught fire in Lancaster County early Sunday morning. According to the Lancaster emergency supervisor, units responded to a hay barn fire at Star Rock ...

I was young. I felt strong. I was stacking bales with vigor. I was alone in the barn and knew — but didn’t see — that Dad was unloading the wagon.

I had a dream the other night. It was a hot summer day and I was in the hay mow stacking bales. I could feel the chaff on my sweaty skin, hear the chatter of the elevator chain bringing up the ...