There is growing interest in wrapping hay as farmers look for solutions to put up quality hay in tight weather windows. Wrapping high-moisture hay bales can reduce the time hay needs to dry, minimizing the risks of a crop getting rained on.

Wrapping dry bales Traditionally, wrapping large round or square bales in plastic film has been considered mainly for high-moisture silage, or “baleage” bales, but many growers are investigating wrapping dry bales.

A lot of attention is paid to new technologies used to seed row crops like corn and soybeans. However, the accuracy of mechanical grain drills gets much less focus.