The hay game continues with a personal record-breaking marathon of amazing weather and more hay than we've ever pulled off before June 1st. It's rare in New England to do much (dry) May hay, yet this year saw our earliest start (5/14), most bales (685), and most hay days (15) prior to 6/1 of any year to-date. A long video, but for a long stretch of hay.

Some minor equipment woes and logistical pivots, but all in all a season start for the record books.

As always, these videos are mostly a video diary for myself as I wind my way through each haying season - and yet I've come to realize that others enjoy them too, in this niche youtube hay community. I'm by no means a perfect videographer, and when in doubt, I tend to leave footage in for my own future enjoyment. I hope you enjoy this too, but please recognize I'm not aiming to be a professional youtuber :)

(We are a 53-acre haying operation in Conway, MA - making all small square bales for the local food, fiber, and livestock community. Learn more about our farm at windrowfarmconway.com, or follow us on instagram @windrow.farm)

Equipment List:

Massey Ferguson 275 Tractor
Massey Ferguson 165 Tractor
Massey Ferguson 135 Tractor
Vermeer TM610 disc mower
Vicon RS410T Tedder
New Holland 256 hay rake
Massey Ferguson 124 baler (with New Holland 70 bale thrower)
Four kicker wagons
Delmhorst FX-2000 Hay Moisture Meter
Sundown Fertilizer Spreader