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Falling for Forage: Why We’re Giving Thanks (and Expanding Our Delivery!) This Thanksgiving
The turkey is thawing, the pumpkin spice is flowing, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner! While you’re busy making your holiday grocery list, we at New Eden Hay have been doing some counting of our own. Top of our list? The incredible stables, feed stores, and farms that trust us to keep their herds happy and healthy. To say a giant "thank you" to our amazing community, we aren’t just passing the gravy this year—we are passing our premium Canadian hay to two brand-new

Town Crier
48 minutes ago2 min read
Why Hay Heats Up (and How Long It Lasts)
Baled hay that starts to heat up can stay warm anywhere from two to six weeks, but the most critical window for fire risk happens right in the first 10 to 21 days after baling. Understanding why hay heats—and how long that heat lasts—is essential for keeping your barn safe and preserving the quality of your feed. Why Hay Heats Up (and How Long It Lasts) When hay is baled at moisture levels above 15%–18%, plant cell respiration continues inside the bale, creating a prime envir

Town Crier
5 days ago2 min read
It's Been A While
It's been a while since we have posted anything new here at New Eden Hay. We've spent the winter shipping quality hay to our customers...
Derek Baker
Jun 3, 20251 min read
Time for Customer Visits
At least once a year, we make it a point to go and see all of our customers face to face. This gives us a chance to take some samples to...
Derek Baker
Nov 8, 20241 min read


One of the Perks
We spend a lot of time talking about the hay that we buy and sell for New Eden Hay, but we rarely talk about the things we get to see...
Derek Baker
Aug 1, 20241 min read


Second Cut Hay
We're getting some limited second cut hay harvested right now. Second cut hay tends to be higher in alfalfa content and has smaller...
Derek Baker
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Preparing to take hay off
We've been out in the area again taking video footage of preparations to bale new hay this week. What you'll see in the video attached...
Derek Baker
Jul 19, 20241 min read


There's hay being harvested now
We've had some tough haying weather the last couple of weeks, but we're seeing some new first cut hay coming of of the fields around us. ...
Derek Baker
Jul 5, 20241 min read
The Importance of the FSVP
Recently, while talking with one of our customers they mentioned that one of our competitors told them that having a Food Safety...
Derek Baker
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Did you know?
Hay produced from cultivated crops is called "tame hay." In the first decade of the 21st century, Canada produced about 25 million tonnes...
Derek Baker
May 2, 20242 min read
Q&A on Food Safety Plans
3 quick questions about food safety plans and your responsibilities as an importer of hay to the United States Do I need to have a food...
Derek Baker
Apr 27, 20241 min read


The Importance of Quality
We talk on this site about our constant commitment to quality and ensuring that our customers get only the best quality materials...
Derek Baker
Apr 6, 20241 min read


Loading a Truck in 90 seconds
It takes us longer than 90 seconds to actually load one of our trucks for our customers, but the magic of time-lapse video lets us put...
Derek Baker
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Return of Winter Weather
We've experienced January weather at the end of March this year. We always used to say that March comes in like a lion and out like a...
Derek Baker
Mar 21, 20241 min read
Quality Controls
We make it a point to be very careful with our hay quality. Since you are adamant about the quality of the hay for your customers (or...
Derek Baker
Mar 14, 20241 min read


More Loads Going Out
Today, we've gone back to work loading hay for another one of our customers. Today, we placed straps on the bundles of hay to make it...
Derek Baker
Mar 7, 20241 min read


Early March Weather
We're hard at work ensuring that all of our customers are able to get hay when they need it. This morning we loaded early for one of our...
Derek Baker
Mar 5, 20241 min read
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