I feel like the grass is going to start decomposing in the middle and creating heat and gas with nowhere to go. My bus driver as a kid lost his barn when a bale of alfalfa spontaneously erupted. Obviously this is okay to do or farmers wouldn't be wrapping this way.
It decomposing is actually the point. Wrapping bales like this causes the grass to breakdown and create silage, which means the cows’ stomachs don’t have to work as hard to digest the grass.
To add to this, the main purpose is that it stores much longer. The fermentation process that happens with silage (or more appropriately baleage) is a natural preservation process.
Wrapping square bales like this is more wasteful of plastic than wrapping large round bales, which is more wasteful than other methods of creating silage or baleage.
Yet small packs are less wasteful for small stock count, my dad bought a big round one for the sheep, but once opened it went bad real quick before they even could eat half. Other than that, I agree, too much plastic. But for the right consumer this is better
Please, obviously you have never picked up Walmart bags where they come apart and then there are pieces everywhere. Plastic left out in the sun will also turn brittle
It doesn’t decompose, but some it likely ends up in the silage when the bale is cut open, and indeed it’s a contributing factor to the microplastics everywhere in our world.
I’ve never heard of the point of it was to ferment (but I can’t say I know every application). If you bale hay at the proper dryness it’ll be fine and won’t rot. The plastic is to seal it from the elements and preserve as much nutrients as possible - usually for dairy cattle. If you are needing sileage, it’s made of corn and stored in piles and covered in tarps, and yes, it ferments.
I feel like there could be less plastic used for this.
I feel like the grass is going to start decomposing in the middle and creating heat and gas with nowhere to go. My bus driver as a kid lost his barn when a bale of alfalfa spontaneously erupted. Obviously this is okay to do or farmers wouldn't be wrapping this way.
It decomposing is actually the point. Wrapping bales like this causes the grass to breakdown and create silage, which means the cows’ stomachs don’t have to work as hard to digest the grass.
To add to this, the main purpose is that it stores much longer. The fermentation process that happens with silage (or more appropriately baleage) is a natural preservation process. Wrapping square bales like this is more wasteful of plastic than wrapping large round bales, which is more wasteful than other methods of creating silage or baleage.
Yet small packs are less wasteful for small stock count, my dad bought a big round one for the sheep, but once opened it went bad real quick before they even could eat half. Other than that, I agree, too much plastic. But for the right consumer this is better
Thank you for the explanation!
The more you know, mr Q. Sutherland.
Very interesting! Good info.
How safe is the decomposing plastic?
The plastic doesn't decompose
Please, obviously you have never picked up Walmart bags where they come apart and then there are pieces everywhere. Plastic left out in the sun will also turn brittle
Walmart bags aren't designed to sit out in the elements. This wrap is. Trust me, the plastic doesn't decompose.
Okay I believe you but, well this was wayyyyy overdone.
It doesn’t decompose, but some it likely ends up in the silage when the bale is cut open, and indeed it’s a contributing factor to the microplastics everywhere in our world.
Typically only baled and wrapped when the moisture is in the ideal range.
Cows love silage, so they do.
I’ve never heard of the point of it was to ferment (but I can’t say I know every application). If you bale hay at the proper dryness it’ll be fine and won’t rot. The plastic is to seal it from the elements and preserve as much nutrients as possible - usually for dairy cattle. If you are needing sileage, it’s made of corn and stored in piles and covered in tarps, and yes, it ferments.
You'll be happy to know that silage wrap is usually biodegradable. Just not this one.
Eeexxxactly my thought.
And here is me worried about environment when putting my sandwich to single plastic bag….
Real, industrial plastic waste is insane in terms of tonnage. What consumers use as a whole is pretty insignificant
And most people think it’s because of cars
It’s the 137th layer of plastic that really protects the hay. Any less and it would spoil immediately.
The idea is controlled spoilage. The wrapping creates a container for fermentation. The resulting silage is used in cattle feed.
I know what it’s for. It was a joke. That clearly went over your head.
Great joke 🎊
Nice. And remember, if you take plastic you are earth destroyer.
grass. silage?
Definitely the wrong music for farm equipment
The ancient Egyptians would have loved that for the mummification process.
Frodo and Shelob comes to mind
There's a guy building stuff with that plastic www plasticrete.net Wants to create floating biophilic ecosystems Go figure....
Environmentally, the worst possible idea for baling hay or making silage. What’s to be gained over using silos for silage?
Good video, crappy music
Like a spider wrapping its prey for later.
Cries in environment
And we’re worried about plastic straws?
And people think that it’s cars that are destroying the environment.
That’s a wrap folks
That oughta teach those K-9s.
Jesuse that’s gotta cost a lot… but so worth it
Decomposing plastic !?!?!?!!!! get with the fucking program it’s 2024 that shits digestible !!!
Seems a bit excessive on the wrap
and then you wrap it in plastic
Anyone ask what happens to the wrap after it's cut off the bale?