MFA-Linn was recently awarded $10,000 to purchase a baler to be used for compressing agriculture plastic wrap waste left from hay bales. Organizers say this is a first of its kind project in the state ...

When driving in Kansas, it is easy to spot big, round hay bales that are wrapped in plastic and ready to be fed to cattle. When it is time to feed the bale, some producers put the hay with the wrap on ...

MONETT, Mo. - Cattle producers can do a lot of work to bale hay only to see quality lost during storage and feeding because bale wrapping is inadequate, according to Rob Kallenbach, University of ...

An alternative to using stretch film is the manual placement of bales into individual bags. Round bales can be bagged while elevated on a hay spear. The open end of the bag is sealed with tape after ...

When it’s haying time, everything can spiral out of control. That field you thought needed a few more days before cutting instantly became a carpet of purple blooms. Or the humidity is too high to ...

KIMBALL, S.D. - Ideas - and sometimes things - can sit in your gut, demanding action. Take Netwrap, for example. Amanda Konechne has been chewing on ideas for a better alternative to the round hay ...

Net wrapping bales may be more cost- and time-efficient than wrapping with twine. Although net wrapping isn't cheap — equipment costs $3,000 to $4,000 and plastic net 75 cents to $1 more per bale than ...

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 ...

Unlike plastic wrap — which can contaminate soil and water, or become entangled in machinery such as bale processors and manure spreaders — Nature’s Net Wrap is compostable, reducing the risk of ...