Phtographer Vlad Dimustrescu tells us a story about traditional haymaking in Romania, illustrated with his magnificent pictures: One of the first subjects that captivated me when I began practicing photography was the world of haymaking. It is a theme that follows the rhythm of the entire year. If it’s not the work of cutting and storing the hay - from late spring until the first snowfall - then it’s the task of carrying haystacks back home and feeding the animals through win

As a working farm and historic site in the heart of Canada’s Capital, the decision to highlight hay by the A Year On The Field project...

Hay plays an important role in modern agriculture; it is used as fodder for horses, cattle and other ruminants and in times when it is...

We are happy to share the first part of Donn Hewes`s (Northland Sheep Farm, USA) Hay Makers Journal that he started for A Year On The...

Making hay is, with ploughing the land, in my opinion one of them most essential parts of farming. When we bought our land six years ago...

Its time for our second hay story! Today, Sarah Mary Wallace-Johnson will share her special childhood memories with us: I grew up in...

The Historic Farming Trade at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Virginia, USA) has provided the Year On A Field Project with a brief...

We are happy to share our first Audio Episode from our series " Haystories ", a new element of A Year on The Field. Todays episode was...

Mixed grasses on a meadow: brome and fescue. Copyright: Lauren Muney. Imagine yourself as a farmer before the invention of tractors and...

When is the right time to start mowing? When is the grass ready to be mown? How do people know all these details, in order to start...

Send in your pics, vids and stories now! On April 15th, we will officially start with our hay year. On a weekly basis, you will get a...

Have you been involved in haymaking in the past? Will you be harvesting hay this year? Do you have experience in hay management with...

First, a bit of background on the farm's potato production, now entering its 40th year:   "Our first crop was in 1985 just a year after...

Frank Kelleners, one of the owners of Luisenhof, was able to provide the Year on the Field Project a full potato report: "In the autumn...

This year's potato harvest was characterised by mixed feelings for the ‘WIR in Lorsch’ project (for more info regarding the project see...

For over 33 years, the LANG organic farm in Obereisesheim, Germany, has focused on sustainable agriculture. Starting with traditional...

At the 1885 Firestone Farm, two varieties of heirloom potatoes are grown each year. They are Early Ohio, an all-purpose potato, and...

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History completed the harvest of their potato crop at the end of June. A total of 11.8 pounds of potatoes was...

Exchange Place Living History Farm is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Northeast Tennessee. Once a robust,...

Located in New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada, Ross Farm Museum is a window into the past of the province's rich agricultural history. Nestled...