Net Wrap Guide

Ground-level view of a bermudagrass sward showing the low spreading leaf canopy and thin stems carrying the characteristic finger-like seedheads against a blue sky

Bermudagrass Varieties for Hay: Tifton 85, Coas...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 25, 2026 · ~16 min read Ask ten hay producers which bermudagrass variety to plant and you will...

Small square hay bales riding up a bale elevator into barn storage, showing the hand-handled short-haul model that keeps two-tie bales dominant in most of the country

3-Tie vs 2-Tie Small Square Bales: Why the Thir...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 25, 2026 · ~14 min read In 2014 a hay producer in western Kentucky drove to California, bought...

A farm field completely taken over by mature johnsongrass in seed head, with a silo on the horizon under a blue summer sky

Johnsongrass in Hay: Weed, Crop, or Both? A Pro...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 24, 2026 · ~13 min read Almost no other plant splits a room of hay producers the way...

Ground-level view of a bahiagrass sod showing a dense low leaf canopy with tall wiry two-branched seedheads rising above it against a blue sky

Bahiagrass Hay: Why It Grazes Better Than It Bales

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 24, 2026 · ~14 min read In February 2026, someone in South Carolina found an old forum thread...

Close-up of a round baler pickup showing red spring tines on their tine bars, stripper bands, and hay being lifted into the feed opening

Round Baler Pickup Teeth and Cam Followers: Wha...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 23, 2026 · ~12 min read The pickup is the first thing on a round baler to touch...

A self-propelled windrower cutting a field of flowering alfalfa near Eaton, Colorado, with freshly laid windrows curving across the field behind it

Hay Leaf Shatter: Where Your Leaves Actually Go...

By the XES Netting team — bale net-wrap manufacturer · Updated August 23, 2026 · ~13 min read Every hay producer has had the same moment. You look back from...