K-State beef cattle experts explain why cows need to be fed hay free of wrapping material. When driving in Kansas, it is easy to spot big, round hay bales that are wrapped in plastic and ready to ...

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 ...

Total cost of a bale of hay including land, custom rates and nutrient uptake is about $51 per bale for a 1,400-pound bale with a 1.1 tons per-acre yield. “Hay prices in the summer are $35 to $55 ...

Bale Wrap Shortage. ... “What is used to primarily hold hay bales together is a plastic product,” says Anthony Jones, owner of Jones Twine and Net Wrap in Sheldon, Mo.

BOWDLE, S.D. — Hoffman Farms in 2020 was festooned with a lineup of red, white and blue net-wrapped hay bales about two miles west of Bowdle, S.D., on U.S. Highway 12.