Net Wrap Guide

A stack of small square bales beside two round bales in the same stubble field, the choice a producer faces when switching from square bales to round bales

Switching From Square Bales to Round Bales: A S...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 16, 2026 · ~16 min read Quick answer: Switching from square bales to round bales is a market...

A tractor with bale forks loading large round hay bales onto a flatbed truck already stacked two-on-one in a mown hay field

How Many Bales Fit on a Load — and What Hay Hau...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 12, 2026 · ~11 min read Quick answer: A 53′ flatbed running legal at 102″ wide holds about...

Round hay bales in a field beyond a rank, over-mature grass highway right-of-way strip along Highway 203

Ditch Hay and Highway Right-of-Way Haying: Rule...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 9, 2026 · ~13 min read Quick answer: In most states you may hay a state highway right-of-way...

A single tractor and round baler working a small hay meadow with finished round bales scattered across the field

How to Start a Hay Operation: Equipment Order, ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 5, 2026 · ~13 min read Quick answer: Start smaller than your acreage suggests — 20 to 40...

Three-point mounted round bale unroller peeling a net-wrapped round bale into sheets in a field

Rebaling Round Bales Into Squares: Does It Actu...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 5, 2026 · ~15 min read Quick answer: Rebaling pays on grass hay and straw and almost never...

Round hay bales scattered across a rented hay field on a farm near Carrollton, Alabama

Renting Hay Ground: Cash Rent vs. Hay on Shares...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 3, 2026 · ~12 min read Quick answer: Hay ground rent runs from free to $260 an acre,...