Hay Up close you can see that alfalfa and grass are very different. The ranch produces 2 cuttings of hay each year. The rancher cuts the plants with a mower . The cuttings are then raked into rows. Then a baler scoops up the dried cuttings and makes bales of hay.
Bales can either be big and round or small and rectangular .
The alfalfa hay on the left has lots of leafy material. Animals usually prefer tasty alfalfa over grass.