Round hay bales
Hay bales in a field at sunrise. (Adobe Stock │ #489362175 - Petr)
Baling hay in Faulkner County on May 16, 2025. Hay growers are trying to work between the raindrops, but are struggling this spring. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Kevin Lawson.)
Producers can reduce hay loss with proper storage, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Charles Ellis. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Spradley, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)
Hay bales on Tuesday, Mar 05, 2024, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications)
Hay bales (Photo: Sydney Peterson, West Des Moines, Iowa)
Cattle - forage (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin.)

Planning for spring annual forages

  • By Jerry Volesky │ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension