Ask five farmers ... hay bales weigh, and you’ll probably get five different answers — none of which are backed up by a scale ticket. “That’s because most folks think they know their bale ...

Storm clouds loom on the horizon. You’re out in the field with the last 20 acres of hay to bale, trying to beat the rain.

Nathan Alpers, a farmer in central Missouri, says the weather forecast is finally good for baling triticale. “For a week, at ...