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The bale net wrap was first introduced on round balers in the late 1980s. The advantage of net compared to twine wrap includes greater baling efficiency – you need only a few rotations of the bale to wrap it with net while with twine 20-30 rotations are necessary, lower material losses during wrapping, better bale integrity during handling and transportation and better stretch film application if the bale is made for silage.

Due to the modernization of agriculture around the world, especially its intensification, baling with net wrap can save up to 30% of the time of the operation and helps to maximize the bale density and reduces losses during wrapping by 65% compared to wrapping with twine.

 

 

150 cm diameter round bale
Wrap Type Wrapping time (s) Total baling and wrapping time (s) Wrapping loss (% of Dry Matter)
Net 22 172 1
Twine 75 227 2,9

 

 

Typical dry matter losses (%) during six months of storage for various storage methods and bale sizes

 
Small Medium Large
Bale size*
Square bales
Shed, 160 g kg-1 moisture
Shed, 200 g kg-1 moisture

Round bales
Shed, 180 g kg-1 moisture
Covered stack
Plastic wrap, elevated
Net wrap, elevated
Twine wrap, elevated
Twine wrap, on soli

3.5
5.0

4.0
5.5
7.0
7.0
13.0
16.0

5.0
7.0

4.0
5.0
6.0
6.0
9.0
12.0

5.0
7.0

4.0
4.5
5.0
5.0
7.0
10.0


*Square bales are approximately 36 x 46 x 130 cm for small, 80 x 90 x 180 cm for medium, and 120 x 120 x 240 xm for large. Round bale sizes are 1.2, 1.5, and 1.8 m in diameter for small, medium, and large, respectively.

 

 

The Bale Net wrap is a key point if you make silage wraps. As you know hay production is a complex process – from cutting through storage finished with feeding. Many small steps which lead to great results. That’s why this system must be developed with the goal of obtaining optimum hay quality considering end use of the forage and production cost.

Hay is primarily produced for animal feed which is mostly used to feed beef and dairy cows and horses. We all care about results; we all know how important good forage is for our animals and for the whole agriculture sector also for end customer or regular people. If large amounts of hay are fed to high-producing dairy cows hay quality is very important and the economic befit for protecting the hay is high. This is why you should always choose good quality products, take care of good management and proper equipment use which in total will help to reduce losses and preserve forage quality.