Net Wrap Guide

Standing grass hay beside a freshly mown swath in a New England meadow, showing the cut line and stubble left by a mower-conditioner

Hay Cutting Height: How Short Should You Cut?

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 31, 2026 · ~11 min read Cutting height is the cheapest change you can make to a hay...

A green forage crop badly lodged and laid flat in swirling patches after wind and rain, with patches still standing

Lodged Hay: How to Cut, Dry and Bale a Flattene...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 31, 2026 · ~11 min read You walk out the morning after a thunderstorm and the field you...

Green tractor pulling a red small square baler and a bale sledge through a mown hayfield in Vermont, with finished small square bales lying in rows behind

Square Baler Bale Tension: Springs, Hydraulics,...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 30, 2026 · ~12 min read Quick answer: A square baler's tension rails squeeze the bale chamber, and...

Blue Ford 4000 tractor towing a small green Wolvo R500 mini round baler through cut hay on Fair Isle, Shetland, showing how compact the baler is next to the tractor

Small and Mini Round Balers: Bale Sizes, Tracto...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 30, 2026 · ~12 min read Quick answer: "Mini round baler" describes three different machines, which is why...

Fendt tractor towing a green McHale 998 square bale wrapper picking up a square hay bale and wrapping it in black stretch film in a mown field

Wrapping Square Bales: The Corner Problem, the ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 29, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: Square bales can be wrapped, and big squares are wrapped...

Beef cattle crowding around a tractor carrying a round hay bale during a winter snowstorm on a Wyoming ranch

Short on Hay: How to Stretch a Tight Winter Fee...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 29, 2026 · ~11 min read Quick answer: Work the cheap levers before the expensive ones. (1) Measure...