Farm straw refers to the dry stalks and stems left over after the harvest of cereal crops, such as wheat, barley, or oats. It is typically light yellow or golden in color and is often used as bedding for livestock, as mulch in gardens, or as a material for composting. Additionally, straw can be utilized in construction, especially for making straw bales, which are used for insulation or as building materials. Its availability and versatility make it a valuable resource on farms.
Straw provides a cheap bedding for use in stables and other farm animal housing units.
I use straw. You can get this at your local farm store.
If you're talking about small quantities of straw, as for a rabbit or guinea pig, any reputable pet shop will have some. However, if you're talking about buying a whole bale of straw, find a farm close to where you are.
Farm buildings can range from sheds (wood or brick built), barns, and any building that is used to store animal feed and bales of hay and straw, fertilizers, machinery, live stock, and so on.
Farm buildings can range from sheds (wood or brick built), barns, and any building that is used to store animal feed and bales of hay and straw, fertilizers, machinery, live stock, and so on.
it means: the last staw
Actually, if there is nothing more interesting to eat, cows and horses will certainly EAT straw. Straw is often used as bedding in horse stall, and many horses eat it. However, straw has about as much nutrition as foam packing peanuts and horses and cows cannot live on such a deficient diet. It's a bit like asking if children eat dirt. Of course they do, but they couldn't live on it. Hay is the proper fodder for farm animals. No, farm animals like horses and cows eat hay, which has nutritional value, but do not eat straw.
Straw is made of dried stalks of grain plants such as wheat, barley, rice, or oats. The stalks are left over after the grain has been harvested and are commonly used for various purposes like bedding for animals, thatching for roofs, and packaging material.
The painting is American Gothic 9not goth) and the tool is a hayfork, used to move loose hay or straw.
The paper left on a straw is typically referred to as a straw wrapper or straw sleeve. It is used to keep the straw clean and hygienic before use.
Brian Horsefield has written: 'Technological and economic assessment of the utilization of rice straw residue from the California Sacramento Valley for on-farm power generation'
A Straw Poll