Net Wrap Guide

Round dry-hay bales stacked in covered farmyard storage under a tarp

Wrapping Dry Hay in Plastic: Does It Make Sense?

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 16, 2026 · ~17 min read Quick answer: Sealing genuinely dry hay in airtight plastic film is not...

Cattle in a drought-thinned corn field — failed or drought-stressed corn can be salvaged as whole-plant baleage for cattle feed, but must be tested for nitrates.

Baling Drought or Failed Corn as Baleage: How t...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 7, 2026 · ~8 min read Quick answer: A drought-stressed or failed corn crop that won't make grain...

A round baler working in a field — clover is baled before it gets stemmy and wrapped wet as baleage.

Baling Clover for Baleage: Cutting, Moisture, F...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 7, 2026 · ~7 min read Quick answer: Clover makes good feed but, like alfalfa, it's a wet-stemmed...

Round bales sitting in a harvested field — triticale is cut at boot-to-milk stage and baled, then wrapped wet as high-quality baleage.

Triticale Baleage: Cutting Window, Feed Value, ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 18, 2026 · ~24 min read Who wrote this, and what we are not. XES Netting manufactures and...

A single round bale in a field — oats and oat-pea mix are cut at milk stage and baled on the wet side for soft, palatable baleage.

Oat and Oat-Pea Baleage: When to Cut and How We...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 17, 2026 · ~27 min read Scope and disclosure: XES manufactures bale net wrap. We are not forage...

Round forage bales in a field — sorghum-sudangrass is wrapped as baleage because its thick stems are too wet to field-dry into hay.

Sorghum-Sudangrass Baleage: Cutting, Drying, an...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 16, 2026 · ~25 min read Quick answer: For individually wrapped sorghum-sudangrass baleage, target 40–60% moisture, preferably 50–60%,...