Cousin Ollie snugged another bale of hay into place. Our pirate ship of timothy and clover was almost complete. “We should call these Hayos,” he said. “You know, like Legos, only bigger.” “I don’t ...

I'm wondering if the person who made up the children's game "Chutes and Ladders" was a dairy farmer who milked cows in a large hip-roof barn where the cattle were housed in the lower level and the ...

Perhaps time does come to a standstill. However, if it does, it is only momentary. Perhaps the "now" does not really need to know the past. Perhaps what will be will simply be. If we really believe ...

Because hay has a higher moisture content in the morning, it is recommended that you bale later in the day. The recommended practice for haymaking is to mow hay in the morning and allow it to dry in ...

I did something last week that I haven't done in many years. I made some hay. In my other life outside the newsroom, I live on a farm where my wife and I run a bed and breakfast and raise sheep. Thus ...

A semi-trailer loaded with big round bales of hay labored eastward on the highway. It has been a good year for hay sellers and especially so for hay consumed by horses. A friend reported that he ...

The hay mow at the Jerry and Deb Heinz farm in rural Tolono on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Mini donkey Sammy greets people in a pasture at the Jerry and Deb Heinz farm in rural Tolono on Tuesday, June 29, ...