Archive for the ‘Farm’ Category

Hay! What’s all over the road? Hay!

On November 4, 2022 a flatbed truck overturned spilling it’s load of hay onto I-91 in Hartford CT.

State police posted on Facebook “We’re going to ‘make hay’ with this post. Soon, this situation willbe ‘baled’ out”.

No needles were found in the haystack.

Via Fox 61

On September 19, 2021 a truck carrying goats and sheep overturned in Normal, Ill spilling farm animals which were running up and down interstate 55. The driver and all the animals were unharmed. Local farms and animal hospital came to the assistance of the animals and helped corral and herd them back into trailers.

On February 1, 2008, a truck carrying silage overturned on a road near Tulare, CA.

For those who aren’t sure what silage is, (this included me until I looked it up) it is fermented, high-moisture fodder that can be fed to ruminants (cows and sheep) or used as a biofuel feedstock for anaerobic digesters. It’s usually made from grass crops such as maize or sorghum. Sometimes it’s a mix of two crops.

Reportedly, a small car crossed into the truck’s lane and the driver drove onto the shoulder to avoid the car, causing him to lose control. The driver suffered some injuries and was transported to the hospital.

More info on Silage from Stacey S.

“My family has been making silage for many years. What it is is usually a cerial or grass crop that has been choped up into teeny tiny peices then droped into either a silo where it ferments or is placed into a bunker or on the gound, driven over by a heavy tractor to pack it down and then covered over with plastic, usually black, weighted down by dirt, old tires or other heavy items and left to ferment. After a while it is taken out and fed to usually cows (either dairy or beef.) After fermenting for a while it has a very distinctive smell. It is high enegry food for animals. ”

Stacey wasn’t specific about the “distinctive smell” but I’m going to jump to the conclusion that it isn’t pleasant.

Visalia Times-Delta

On Jun 11, 2009, a truck and trailer swerved to avoid a car that pulled in front of them and lost dozens of bails of hay on I-90 in Issaquah, WA.

The driver and female passenger, who declined to provide their names, were transporting the hay from a local farm to the womans home when a woman in a gold, four-door sedan suddenly cut across lanes and stopped directly in front of the truck. The truck driver was forced to break hard and pull the far right lane to avoid hitting the car. This caused the vehicle to begin to sway and lose their load of hay.

Some of the hay was reloaded onto the truck, but much was spread across about a quarter mile of the highway.

Issaquah Press, Photos Kathleen R. Merrill