Hay and Straw
For fastest response, call 989.631.5896 or message us on Facebook for hay inquires. We sell quantities as small as one bale to several hundred bales.
2023 Hay
Purchase your hay as soon as possible to avoid the rising costs.
hay
We sell small square bales (14″x18″x38″) as well as a limited number of round bales.
Discounts for hay purchased directly from the field when it is harvested.
straw
Premium wheat straw is available year round from our farm. Straw is available in small square bales (14″x18″x38″).
Call ahead to schedule a time to pick up straw from our farm.
how we bale hay
On the hottest days of the summer, you’ll likely find us in the hay fields. What began with us manually stacking wagon loads of hay, has evolved into a mechanized operation. Our hands-free process utilizes a custom bale squeeze to move stacks of hay.
mowing
Haymaking begins in June when the forecast predicts three rain-free days. First, we cut the the alfalfa and grass using a tractor with a mower (the Allis Chalmers 7045 tractor pulls the New Holland 1431 discbine here).
drying
Once cut, we spread the hay, using a tedder. It takes 3-5 days for the hay to dry depending on the wind, sunshine and rain.
Once dried, we gather the hay into long windrows using a tractor and rake.
baling
The Allis Chalmers 7045 tractor with a New Holland BC 5070 baler drives along the windrows. The hay is swept into the baler chamber where it is compressed into a bale and secured with twine. As we bale, we check the moisture content, and add preservative if needed. The completed bales are pushed out of the baler onto the ground.
stacking
A tractor with a bale wagon (Allis Chalmers 7010 with New Holland 1036 bale wagon, pictured here) trail behind the baler. The bale wagon picks up each bale and slides it into place. When the bale wagon is full, the tractor operator actives the bale wagon and slides a stack of 47 bales out of the wagon onto the ground.
loading
Next, we use our custom hay squeeze (pictured here with the Fiat-Allis FR90 loader) to load stacks of hay onto our trailers. Six hydraulic arms extend from the loader allowing us to pick up a stack of 47 bales at a time. Once the trailers are loaded, we transport the hay to our barns.