Baler
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A baler, or hay baler, is a piece of farm machinery used to compress a cut and raked crop into compact bales that are easy to handle, transport, and store. Often, bales are configured to dry and prese
A Claas large round baler
A large round bale
Large rectangular baler
Large rectangular bales in a field, Charente, France. Sizes of stacks of baled hay need to be carefully managed, as the curing process is exothermic and the built-up heat around internal bales can reach ignition temperatures in the right weather history and atmospheric conditions. Building a deep stack either too wide or too high increases the risk of spontaneous ignition.
Straw
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Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops such as barl
Baler
…A baler, or hay baler, is a piece of farm machinery used to compress a cut and raked crop (such as hay, cotton, flax straw, salt marsh hay, or silage) into compact bales that are easy to handle, transport, and store. Often, bales are configured to dry and preserve some…
Bundles of rice straw
Pile of stacked small rectangular straw bales sheltered under a clear tarpaulin
Straw lines and a combine harvester
A traditional method of storing wheat hay in Punjab