Hay

New truck designed to make moving hay around easier

A farmer from Wales has invented a new truck designed to make moving large bales of hay around easier

Money-saving haynet launched on to market

The net simply fits over bales of hay in a round feeder and is said to slow the rate of consumption while keeping paddocks clean

Woman killed in freak accident by falling bale of hay

A woman killed in a freak farm accident is believed to have been hit by a bale she was unlodging to feed her horse.

HorseWorld appeals for land to cut hay from

Bristol-based charity HorseWorld are appealing to anyone who may have land that they can use to cut hay from this summer

Hay shortage leads to imports from Pakistan

Hay levels have become so depleted that some suppliers have been forced to source hay from as far afield as Pakistan

Fire at Pachesham EC — no horses or people hurt

Firefighters were called to the Leatherhead equestrian centre last night after a blaze broke out in a stable block

Could hydroponics be the answer to a potential hay shortage?

A Berkshire riding centre is road-testing a system that produces lush sprouting barley from seed over seven days as a hay substitute

Hay and straw could be targeted by thieves

Horsewatch warns yards should try to secure their bedding and hay after a number of thefts

Warm water soaking makes hay safer for laminitis

Laminitis Consortium research shows hay soaked in warmer water has lower water-soluble carbohydrates levels

Welsh pony farmers may put out hay in environmentally sensitive areas

The Welsh government has granted permission to put out hay to farmers who are normally forbidden from doing so on their land

Hay prices set to rise due to wet summer

Farmers are warning that hay prices could rise to £6 a bale as the country faces its third year of hay shortages due to poor weather

Men jailed for fraudulently claiming VAT on horse feed business

Two men have been jailed for a total of nearly six years for setting up bogus hay, straw and horse feed businesses to fraudulently reclaim VAT

Ask H&H: hay and feed prices

Horse & Hound asks how to cope with rising hay and feed prices

Britain imports hay to cover shortage

The wet summer has resulted in a shortage of hay in Britain with feed merchants importing forage from Canada and Switzerland

H&H exclusive: floods bring fears of hay shortages

The acute flooding means there could be hay shortages and price hikes this winter