Due to very wet spring, beware of hot hay causing barn fires
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — This year’s unusually wet spring and early summer has led many farmers to store hay that’s wetter than normal, increasing the danger of barn fires, according to an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “Often, farmers have reported they know the hay they are baling is wetter than they’d like, but with additional rain forecast, they are taking a chance, hoping to save a better-quality product versus letting the rain cause the crop to deteriorate in the