Our growers Kathy Bethmann and Christopher Brock tell how hay is made at the Burghof Damm: Haymaking starts in the last days of may or early in June at Burghof Damm on a meadow with restricted utilization for the protection of the Dusky Large Blue, a butterfly living on Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis). The meadow is our favourite location for haymaking – it is flat, has a comfortable rectangular shape, there are no obstacles and it is very close to the farm. As the mea

Hayracks, or kozolci , are among the most distinctive and iconic features of the Slovenian rural landscape.  These wooden structures, crafted by skilled carpenters, were originally developed to dry and store hay. Over time, they came to embody much more: the ingenuity of Slovenian farmers, their adaptation to changing climatic conditions, regional building traditions, and a deep sense of identity rooted in the land. Hayracks in Studor, Bohinj, Upper Carniola, 1980s. Photo by

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

If you are a fan of landscape art, you may have noticed that hay has a prominent position in art history across many countries and...

Background: Our land is on a rocky ridge near the Susquehanna river in southeastern Pennsylvania. The soil is thin and it’s not easy to...

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...

It is time for the Introduction of our second growers for this years "Hay year". Burghof Damm Our second grower this year is the small...

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...

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

The ‘A Year On The Field’ project looks back on a successful potato year 2024! Even though the conditions for potato cultivation were...