Throughout the year, farmers across the state have been dealing with extremely dry conditions.

This video follows a routine but important part of farm life managing and moving hay bales to keep the livestock fed and the ...

For this year’s Hay Bay Ball, Smiling Goat Ranch welcomed Dr. Temple Grandin and the Westernaires, a youth trick riding and roping team, as headliners this year. Grandin is an American academic, ...

MISSOURI – A Missouri State Highway Patrol corporal was captured on dashcam video lifting a hay bale that was blocking traffic. The incident involved Corporal Brad Maudlin, whose strength was ...

Well, it’s a good thing our state troopers don’t skip leg day. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H released a corporal’s encounter with a rather unusual roadblock. Corporal Brad Maudlin vs.The Great ...

A woman was reportedly sent to the hospital after being trapped under a round hay bale this past weekend. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office recieved a call about a trapped person shortly after 3:15 ...

The hay loader pictures featured in a previous Golden Days column prompted dozens of responses, with many people sharing memories. Eric Brutus, Pine Village, Ind., provided one of the more unusual ...

Christian Bale will always be known for playing Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, but one year after he played Bruce Wayne for the final time, he featured amidst a star-studded ...

Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper won the Hay Bale Toss at Solon Beef Days on July 18, 2025. Pieper is now a back-to-back champion. Video: Jacob Gill's TD catch helped spark Iowa offense vs.

Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Cael Winter positions a hay bale on his shoulder before attempting to toss it over the 12.5-foot bar during the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss in downtown Solon Friday ...

SOLON — Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper defended his Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss title, winning for the open men’s division for the second year in a row. Pieper outdid his performance ...

For the fourth year in a row, an Iowa offensive lineman has won the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss. The yearly event takes place in Solon, Iowa, only about 20 minutes north of Iowa City. The Hay Bale ...