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Haymaking; a very small view of a worldwide artistic subject
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...
Sep 25


Hay-making with local resources in Pennsylvania, USA
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...
Sep 3


One Hundred Thirty Nine Harvests: Haying at the Central Experimental Farm and the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
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...
Aug 29


Grower Intro "Burghof Damm" (GER)
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...
Aug 28


Haymaking in the medieval period (c. 500–1500 A.D.)
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...
Aug 27


Hay Makers Journal, Donn Hewes, Part I
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...
Jul 11


Hay Year - Call for contributions!
Have you been involved in haymaking in the past? Will you be harvesting hay this year? Do you have experience in hay management with...
Feb 18


Retrospective of the potato year and a glimpse into the future of the "A Year On The Field" project - welcome HAY year!
The ‘A Year On The Field’ project looks back on a successful potato year 2024! Even though the conditions for potato cultivation were...
Feb 13
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