The Maxilator Bale Splitter easily slices through round bales and retains plastic wrap, net wrap and twine. A single operator can pick up, move and split round bales up to 6-by-6 feet without leaving ...

MFA-Linn was recently awarded $10,000 to purchase a baler to be used for compressing agriculture plastic wrap waste left from hay bales. Organizers say this is a first of its kind project in the state ...

MITCHELL, S.D. -- The technology of using "bale wrap" for storing large round bales has become more popular, but it's created some health problems when cattle and other animals accidentally ingest it.

As the 2021 planting season is officially underway, many farm inputs and supplies are seeing a shortage. An ag chemistry shortage is impacting those trying to control weeds, but the pinch on products ...

As farm operations grow, changes are made to better manage and store feeds on farm. The use of silo bags, bunkers and wrapped bales for feed storage has increased dramatically on dairy farms during ...

MITCHELL, S.D. -- The technology of using "bale wrap" for storing large round bales has become more popular, but it's created some health problems when cattle and other animals accidentally ingest it.

A compostable bale wrap that could halve agriculture’s plastic waste is making its European debut at Agritechnica 2025.

MONETT, Mo. - Cattle producers can do a lot of work to bale hay only to see quality lost during storage and feeding because bale wrapping is inadequate, according to Rob Kallenbach, University of ...

Editor’s note: Every year for Independence Day, Agweek reporter Mikkel Pates presents an annual feature called Flags on Farms — a collection of vignettes. “There’s just something about the two that ...

A tractor scoops preserved silage and loads it onto a baling machine, and then packages into roll bale, at Chemusian dairy farm in Nakuru County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Many dairy farmers are ...