It is a race against time to get the straw safely under cover for the winter.
Unfortunately, we do not yet have a hay barn so we stack straw on tires to keep it off of the wet ground, stack the bales three high, and then cover the whole stack with a tarp.
It would be so much easier with a hay barn - but - oh well!
@fbailey
Hay that is not quite dry can get wrapped individually or in a long row like that (we do).
It actually ferments and becomes better feed with higher protein while having the added bonus of being protected with the bale wrap.
As a matter of fact, you can see a row of hay just behind the tractor in this picture.
Straw cannot be wrapped like that - it needs to be baled dry and stay dry so we put a big tarp over the whole stack.
Hay that is not quite dry can get wrapped individually or in a long row like that (we do).
It actually ferments and becomes better feed with higher protein while having the added bonus of being protected with the bale wrap.
As a matter of fact, you can see a row of hay just behind the tractor in this picture.
Straw cannot be wrapped like that - it needs to be baled dry and stay dry so we put a big tarp over the whole stack.