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The benefits of baleage: A smarter way to harvest hay

Baleage offers a reliable way to preserve forage quality by wrapping hay at 45% to 60% moisture, reducing the risk of mold and nutrient loss. As technology has improved, more producers are turning to this method for its flexibility and efficiency.

November 17, 2025

Heather Smith Thomas

Moisture matters – and so does method. Baleage is changing the game for forage harvest.

Timing is everything: How to optimize wrapping time for high-quality bale silage

The timing involved in silage bale wrapping impacts its feed value and livestock productivity. For many producers, the benefit of silage, or baleage, lies in the ability to harvest quality forage in a limited time period.

May 16, 2025

Jessica Williamson

Making strategic decisions around moisture content, weather conditions and equipment performance not only helps protect forage value and animal performance but also supports better outcomes across the entire operation.

Home-raised forages form the cornerstone of the Winch family dairy operation

Continuous learning and exploration of new ideas allows the Winch family to work toward perfecting their forage programs.

September 6, 2022

Martha Hoffman Kerestes

The farm has been in Peter’s family for 151 years, but he is the second generation to farm it, since previous uncles and great uncles had been country doctors and rented out the parcel. Peter took over the family dairy when his father passed away in 2001 after being in partnership together.

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Individual vs. in-line bale wrapping

May 9, 2022

Ben Craker

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 time to save quality

May 31, 2021

Jessica Williamson

What happens during the first 24 hours after a bale of silage is formed but not yet wrapped? Can forage quality be improved if the bale is wrapped even sooner than 24 hours after baling? The short answer is: yes.

Bale wrap to drainage tile, a pinch on plastics supplies is spurring nationwide shortage

May 11, 2021

Tyne Morgan

As the 2021 planting season is officially underway, many farm inputs and supplies are seeing a shortage. An ag chemistry shortage is impacting those trying to control weeds, but the pinch on products covers much more than crop inputs today.

Beat the weather and keep your leaves

April 30, 2021

Jessica Williamson

Baled silage, or baleage, is forage baled at a higher moisture content than dry hay and then stored in sealed plastic wrap. The high moisture level and air-tight environment create favorable conditions for anaerobic fermentation and production of lactic and acetic acids that preserve the forage.