Wrapping hay bales in plastics has its benefits, but Lancaster Farming's Tom Venesky acknowledges there's a surprising ...

Figure 2. Temperature of round bale alfalfa hay from summer (16% moisture) and fall (20% moisture) cuttings relative to the ambient air temperature during the first few days after baling.

One Jefferson County farmer said because of the constant rain, he’s very behind on collecting hay bales for the winter.

We sell a lot of big square bales and round bales,” said Marvin Miller, manager, about the Jan. 7 sale. At the Jan. 14 sale a lot of alfalfa hay sold for $10.50 a bale, while some others sold in ...