Net Wrap Guide

Freshly cut alfalfa field laid in windrows with cut stubble visible between the rows

Should You Take a Last Cutting? The Fall Hay Go...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 29, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: The last cutting is a go/no-go decision, not just a...

Telehandler with a round bale grab lifting a net-wrapped round bale off a flatbed trailer into a barn stacked with round bales

Loader Tractor vs Skid Steer vs Telehandler for...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 29, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: There is no single best machine, and almost every producer...

A New Holland 688 round baler parked outdoors on dormant grass during the off-season, tongue on its jack stand

Winterizing a Baler: The End-of-Season Storage ...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 27, 2026 · ~9 min read Quick answer: Winterizing a baler is six jobs: get every bit of...

A John Deere tractor pulling a John Deere 1207 sickle-bar mower conditioner, laying a windrow of cut grass hay

Haybine Setup and Troubleshooting: Guards, Reel...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 27, 2026 · ~10 min read Quick answer: Diagnose a sickle haybine by where it plugs. Plugging at...

Bramble canes and rank dead grass choking a neglected field in the foreground, with a clean managed hayfield visible across the fence line behind it

Reclaiming an Overgrown Field for Hay: Why Mowi...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 26, 2026 · ~16 min read A farmer picked up a new lease with blackberry through it. He...

Small square baler working a hay field with a bale chute feeding stacked square bales onto a following wagon, the setup where bale shape problems show up first

Banana Bales: Why Your Square Baler Makes Curve...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 26, 2026 · ~15 min read A man with a New Holland 273 posted the clearest description of...