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A fire broke out Saturday evening at the hay barns of McMahons of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, causing significant property damage ...
Owner Joe McMahon spoke to BloodHorse after the incident, noting that the origin of the fire was still unknown, though he ...
Hot spots or fire pockets are likely. Alert fire service to the possible hay fire incident. Close barns to minimize air ...
ALTURA, Minn. — Firefighters doused bales of smoldering hay stacked high inside a charred shed just north of Altura on Monday morning while a backhoe sifted through dried grass and ...
McMahon Thoroughbreds in Saratoga County said they had a fire Saturday resulting in the loss of two hay barns and several smaller buildings.
In its 55 years of existence, McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds had never experienced a fire. So when one did occur July 5, ...
Bruce Frahm, a Colby native who graduated from high school there in 1970, remembered being in a livestock judging contest at ...
Most barn fires occur within six weeks after baling. Producers should monitor the temperature of haystacks to know if it is ...
It is said that once a barn’s roof deteriorates, the rest of the structure soon follows. The loss of barns is a strike against rural heritage that is impossible to quantify. Efforts are ongoing to ...
Harvesting hay has gone from a labor-intensive practice of using sickles and wooden forks to balers that compress hay into ...
Orbost farmer Peter Henderson has helped lead a hay convoy to the Western District, returning the favour after the fires ...