Net Wrap Guide

Round hay bales under a cover beside a field track — individual covers keep weather off the top of stored bales.

DIY Bale Covers: Cheaper Than Bonnets

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 4, 2026 · ~7 min read If you stockpile hay in single rows out in the weather, you've...

A round straw bale in a harvested grain field — low-grade straw like this is what ammoniating turns into more digestible feed.

Ammoniating Straw: Turn Low-Grade Straw Into Feed

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 4, 2026 · ~7 min read Wheat straw is cheap, abundant, and — on its own — barely...

A combine harvesting soybeans — the bean straw left behind becomes cheap roughage and bedding once it is baled.

What Is Bean Straw Worth? Feed and Nutrient Value

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 4, 2026 · ~7 min read Bean straw is the residue most row-crop farmers used to leave in...

A tractor running a rotary tedder to spread cut hay — tedding right after cutting is what makes fast-drying dry hay.

How to Make Dry Hay Faster: The 30-Hour Method

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 4, 2026 · ~9 min read Every day a cutting lies in the field is another roll of...

A row of plastic-wrapped baleage bales in a field — sealed from oxygen, wetter forage ferments instead of rotting.

Wrapping Wet Hay: Will It Ferment or Rot?

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 4, 2026 · ~8 min read The forecast turned, you've got hay down, and now you're staring at...

Round bales in a clean, freshly harvested field — keeping dirt out of the bale is what makes crop residue cattle will actually eat.

How to Make Clean Cornstalk Bales Cattle Will Eat

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated June 4, 2026 · ~8 min read "My cows won't eat cornstalk bales" is one of the most common...