Net Wrap Guide

Round hay bales stacked in long rows on prepared ground in Colorado -- a drained, rock-based pad keeps dry-matter loss low through winter.

Round Bale Storage: How to Prep the Ground So B...

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

Round hay bales stored outdoors across an open ranch meadow -- the kind of uncovered outdoor storage where the right tarp pays for itself in saved dry matter.

Hay Bale Tarp Selection Guide: Sizing, Brands, ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 3, 2026 · ~8 min read Net wrap sheds weather off the round of the bale, but it...

Round hay bales stacked in long rows in a Colorado field -- organized stacking keeps dry-matter loss low and the bales accessible through winter feeding.

How to Stack Net-Wrapped Round Bales in a Barn:...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 2, 2026 · ~8 min read Quick answer: For net-wrapped dry-hay bales in a barn, stacking on end...

A John Deere 7420 tractor pulling a 567 round baler — the working farm context where bale-handling choices (spear, grapple, fork, loader) determine whether wrap survives the trip from field to stack.

How to Move Round Bales Without Damaging the Wr...

How to move round bales without tearing the net wrap, crushing the bale, or losing feed value — bale spear vs grapple vs three-point fork vs loader vs skid-steer, ranked...

Round net-wrapped hay bales spaced across an open ranch meadow — the row spacing and ground orientation that hold dry-matter loss to single digits through a year outside.

Storing Net-Wrapped Round Bales Outside: Loss, ...

Net-wrapped bale storage outside, done right — row orientation, ground contact, tarp ROI math, and stacking strategies that hold dry-matter loss below 5%. With the simple per-bale dollar-loss math producers...

Round hay bales stacked in long rows for winter feed at Reeder Creek Ranch in Colorado — the kind of organized outdoor storage that holds dry-matter loss to single digits.

Outdoor Hay Bale Storage Through a Midwest Wint...

Best-practice outdoor hay storage for Midwest winters — railroad-tie rails, north-south row orientation, hill-grade drainage. The three nearly-free decisions that cut spoilage from 20% to under 5%.