“It’s worth more in the bale than in the bin this year,” said Dusty Kunkel, a farmer from Morton County, North Dakota. Cattle producers like Kunkel are hoping these wheat bales will last ...

Typically baled, burned or left behind, the wheat straw market is evolving ... He built a processing machine converting large square bales into small square bales and wholesaled the bales.

Ask five farmers how much their 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 ...

Farmers and local farm supply stores are good sources for straw. Avoid bales made from wheat or oats treated with an herbicide during production. To assemble a straw bale garden, first choose a ...