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Hopefully before you’ve even decided to embark on the hay baling adventure, you’ve thought about where you are going to store the bales you produce. The task of baling hay is far too much work to let bales rot in the field. Here are some tips to keep your bales dry and efficiently organized. The best storage for hay--especially the small round and square bales produced on a small-farm operation--is in a barn or shed. The barn should be free of leaks and well ventilated. Air circulation is impo …

The pasture has been cut, dried, and raked into windrows. It's hay day! Here are some tips to make baling day with your Ibex  TX31 Mini Round Baler run smoothly. Before heading to the field: Baling days are typically hot days, so dress in lightweight, light-colored clothing. Long sleeves and long pants are best for protecting your arms and legs from cuts and scratches when collecting bales. Be sure to bring along a large water jug so you can stay hydrated. Pack a tool kit with …

When baling hay, one of the decisions a producer must make is what type of bale binding to use. Hay binding materials include sisal twine, polypropylene twine, hemp twine, net wrap and others. This blog will discuss sisal twine.  What is sisal? Sisal is a fiber found naturally in plants of the agave family. These plants grow in the arid regions of Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. Native to South America, the fiber has been used since pre-Columbian times but became …