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<blockquote data-quote="canoetrpr" data-source="post: 806771" data-attributes="member: 4892"><p>Jeanne:</p><p></p><p>I would get netwrapped bales if they were available but I generally don't have the choice. My bales are very tight though. </p><p></p><p>Here is another link to a study that I found that compares losses of outside stored netwrapped bales vs twine wrapped: <a href="http://www.progressiveforage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2284:0109-fg-net-wrap-or-twine&catid=89:storage&Itemid=123" target="_blank">http://www.progressiveforage.com/index. ... Itemid=123</a></p><p></p><p>From the study:</p><p><em>In this study, in the outside hay rind nutrient composition was significantly higher and dry matter losses were lower for net wrap compared to twine, but the core was generally unaffected. Average total dry matter losses for bales stored outside on the ground were 11.3 percent for plastic twine wrapped bales and 7.3 percent for net wrap. However, both of these options have significantly higher losses than inside storage. Net wrapping bales for uncovered storage outside does not substitute for inside storage.</em></p><p></p><p>It seems to me that it would be a good idea for bales to have some breathing room under them. My bales are on my relatively well drained gravel driveway though so i will rethink whether it is worth the hassle of pallets or building something to keep them off the ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canoetrpr, post: 806771, member: 4892"] Jeanne: I would get netwrapped bales if they were available but I generally don't have the choice. My bales are very tight though. Here is another link to a study that I found that compares losses of outside stored netwrapped bales vs twine wrapped: [url=http://www.progressiveforage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2284:0109-fg-net-wrap-or-twine&catid=89:storage&Itemid=123]http://www.progressiveforage.com/index. ... Itemid=123[/url] From the study: [i]In this study, in the outside hay rind nutrient composition was significantly higher and dry matter losses were lower for net wrap compared to twine, but the core was generally unaffected. Average total dry matter losses for bales stored outside on the ground were 11.3 percent for plastic twine wrapped bales and 7.3 percent for net wrap. However, both of these options have significantly higher losses than inside storage. Net wrapping bales for uncovered storage outside does not substitute for inside storage.[/i] It seems to me that it would be a good idea for bales to have some breathing room under them. My bales are on my relatively well drained gravel driveway though so i will rethink whether it is worth the hassle of pallets or building something to keep them off the ground. [/QUOTE]
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