Experienced agricultural producers in the southern Great Plains know that low wind speeds, high humidity, moist hay, and hot temperatures can be a recipe for disaster. Under such a set of ...

Hay fires generally occur within six weeks after baling, but have been known to occur even after a year, according to a report by eHay Weekly. They begin through spontaneous combustion. Hay bale fires ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hay bales in a Newberg organic dairy spontaneously combusted Sunday, calling multiple fire districts out to the rural area. Crews from the St. Paul Fire District responded to a ...

TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WCIA) — While high temperatures sweeping Central Illinois this week caused air conditioning complications for many, one local farmer experienced a different side effect of the heat.

Sep. 25—Moisture and hay are sworn enemies. Not only will wet hay grow mold that can be unhealthy for farm animals, but the microbial activity can generate so much heat that the bales will light on ...

SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. JENNIFER: THANK YOU TODAY, FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS, THE SITE OF A LAREGE BARN FIRE IN SPENCER COUNTY KENTUCK -- SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THESE PICTURES AER FROM THE ...

GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Eastern Carolina fire crews are fighting flames consuming a farm building off Highway 58 through the night. Bull Head Fire Chief Josh Harrell says about 40,000 hay bales ...

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A Mayes County resident lost a pole barn and some hay in a grass fire Wednesday. The fire was around two miles west of Pryor Creek and two miles south of Highway 20. Mike Dunham with Mayes County ...

Two adults were able to rescue the 9-year-old girl, who was then transported to a local hospital with serious injuries A 9-year-old girl from Wisconsin was hospitalized after a hay bale fell on top of ...

BROOKS CO., GA (WALB) - Firefighters in Brooks County said they ruled a fire at a barn containing 700 rolled hay bales as arson. It happened at the intersection of Old Pavo Road and English Road ...