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Northwest iowa | We do it all summer long. Rules are the same as wrapping wetter stuff. Use plenty of high quality film and get your density as high as you can. And wrap right behind the baler. It’s pretty forgiving if you get in a pinch though. I had 200 bales (3x4) on the ground when a thunderstorm chased us out of the field. Two inches of rain and twelve hours later it got wrapped, and turned out just fine. No spoilage whatsoever. Final moisture was 26%, can’t really say how much was rain and how much was in the hay.
These are individuallly wrapped, high density bales. Getting rid of most of the oxygen makes a lot of difference, same reason you see several weighted up 4x4 tractors on a silage pile. I have tried the inline deal and had very inconsistent results...too much air left in the package I think. I know some of you like the plastic savings, but I just couldn’t make it work here. | |
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Wrapping dry hay
