Every summer we make hay on some of our pastures and store it in the barn to feed out later in the year.
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Rich rented the neighbor's big tractor the other day
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and spent some time moving bales out of the dry barn
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and into a sheltered pasture that could use some extra fertility.
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He set the bales out in rows for the steers.
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We preset fenceposts too so we can feed the bales out one row at a time.
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Wonderful to have a sunny day for the job!