Store smartly
Stack bales on their ends to touch the ground, preventing misshaping. Avoid piling low DM bales too high to prevent film issues. Store away from trees to avoid bird damage, and promptly remove them from the field after wrapping.
Wrap early, wrap right
Wrap your bales within two hours to keep the nutrients intact and maintain harvest quality. Use the correct film with at least 6 layers, ensuring a 50% overlap, controlling stretch, and keeping rollers clean.
Go for higher dry matter
Choose bales with higher Dry Matter (DM) for better crop fermentation, shape retention, and effective storage.
Shape matters for wrapping success
Mind the size and shape of your bales! If they’re too big or misshapen, it might affect the wrapping process. Be aware of these factors during baling.
How to best dry your bales
When storing hay and straw bales outside, don’t forget to store them in a way that both sides of the bale obtain maximum sunshine. This will help them to dry out after rain.
The North-facing side of bales stacked in an East-West alignment will never be in the sunshine, and will therefore prevent a wet bale from fully drying out. Bales stacked in a North-South alignment will allow BOTH sides of the bale to dry out. Keep it in mind!
