Hay and Forage

Discover the latest hay and forage equipment, such as round balers, square balers, disc mowers, mower conditioners, rakes, tedders, and moisture sensors. This section also describes how to ready your forage harvesting gear for the season.

Case IH releases upgraded hay balers based on farmer feedback

Case IH has introduced a new Pro series of round balers, as well as announcing some tweaks and upgrades to their long-running lines of round and small square balers.

The Case IH R456 round baler attached to a Case IH tractor.

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Claas announces new round and square balers

The new updates are coming to Claas’ Variant 500 series of round balers and the Quadrant Evolution series of square balers.

The Claas Quadrant Evolution square hay baler in the field.

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New hay mowers on the market

Case IH, Claas, and New Holland have all expanded their hay tool lineups by launching new mowers for 2022.

The Claas Disco 9300 Trend mower in a hay field.

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Tools

Tools of the Year 2021: Shop Essentials

By Top Shops

We searched the latest innovations from manufacturers for a tool chest of necessities on the farm and ranch.

Shop essentials

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Machinery Insider

An increase in trailer listings is good news for buyers

By Machinery Insider

Used hopper bottom prices have been exceptionally strong the past five to six years even when other farm equipment was depressed.

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Pork Powerhouses

ASF swine vaccine shows promise, but long journey ahead

By Pork Powerhouses

News couldn’t come at a better time for U.S. pork producers. But there’s more to the story.

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RCI Engineering introduces new line of Ag-Baggers

The new line has features designed around extensive input from customers and dealers.

The new T7170 Ag Bagger by RCI attached to the hitch of a tractor.

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Case IH introduces new series of WD5 windrowers

The WD5 series windrowers boast transport speeds up to 30 mph and field speeds up to 20 mph.

Red Case IH WD5 windrower harvesting wheat in field.

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Safely handling round bales

A lot of people like round hay bales because they can be left in the field until needed. Round bales are heavy, so know how to safely handle them.

round hay bale in field

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Steel deals - hay mowers and windrowers

Used hay equipment is tough to find right now. There won’t be much wiggle room on the price of mowers and windrowers.

Hay field being mowed

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Making hay: A history of Hesston Corporation

In a world where venture capital often looks for problems to solve with existing solutions, one entrepreneur did the opposite, working hard to find solutions to farmers' problems.

Making hay: A history of Hesston Corporation

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Mound levelers help hayfields

Specially designed shovels and implements can smooth rough ground.

Haukaas Leveling Shovels are designed to bolt onto cultivators

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News News

USDA to spend $500M extending high-speed internet to rural America

Judge says Iowa’s third ag-gag law is unconstitutional, like previous versions

Evening Edition | Friday, September 30, 2022

Prep for winter feeding with sampling bales for forage quality

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