You get a smoother bale surface that contains the stems and reduces the chance of poking holes in the plastic film.
Wrapping hay bales in plastic.
Wrapping dry hay allows farmers to protect feed from the weather without building more structures.
Plastic wrap is most commonly used in high moisture baling.
Wrapping plastic or a tarp around the hay bale will make the cover more secure and less likely to be affected by the wind.
Some of the inline systems require end caps or plastic hay bags to seal the ends of the lines.
Select blown low density polyethylene film around 1 mil thick.
Pre tension the film to stretch 55 to 75 percent.
Wrapping bales can be an economical answer when quality counts when haying on rented properties and when silos are not available.
Single bale wrappers cost less than inline systems but they require more wrapping time and plastic film per bale.
The finished bales look like giant white marshmallows.
In this method the forage crop is cut sooner immediately baled and wrapped in plastic to ferment like silage.
Baleage can be made from 40 65 moisture forage while traditional hay is dried to 16 percent before it is baled.
To protect hay from the elements farmers may choose to cover it with a tarp wrap it in a plastic sheet or secure a cap on top of it.
Bales left unwrapped for more than 48 hours can reach internal temperatures over 130 degrees f.