michael N123
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What’s this barn dried hay I keep seeing advertised
- Thread starter michael N123
- Start date
- Location
- South Molton
With a lister fan?Is it how is it made
- Location
- South West
More likely under floor blown heating via a biomass boiler these days.
betweenthelines
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- Location
- southwest
Think one of those bales is straw!
And looking at how far the loads straps have bit into the top bale, I'd say there aint much in a bale anyway
And looking at how far the loads straps have bit into the top bale, I'd say there aint much in a bale anyway
- Location
- Yorkshire
michael N123
Member
What so wrap them then cut the plastic off to dry at a later date? Or would be long cut pit silage then baled once dried
- Location
- Shropshire
I’d have thought baled green and dried in shed under floor or with grain tunnels among the stack
- Location
- South West
No wrap. Baled pre ideal moisture for hay and then placed on a mesh type floor and forced heat and air blown through them until the desired moisture content is reached. Hence bales have lost moisture so there for softer than the baled pressure .
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
I settle for sun dried hay.
- Location
- South West
Not always possible in uk climate
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Common thing back in the 1960's
- Location
- Shropshire
Looks nice stuff anyway
- Location
- South West
@agricontract ( hopefully right person) has a drying floor and drys wood chip, straw and other products
Pistonbroke
Member
I remember going to place from college near penrith in 1990 making small bale hay fan dried in May and it was 72d value
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
Is usually possible either the week before or 3 weeks after it gets cut
- Location
- South Molton
And what a ball ache that was!
Then someone invented bale wrap.
Pistonbroke
Member
We borrowed a lister fan once when a thunderstorm soaked a field of little bales before we could move them. Steam going out of the shed roof
betweenthelines
Member
- Location
- southwest
D value is related to the stage of growth when the grass is cut.
No amount of hot air (from any source) can change it.
Pistonbroke
Member
No sh*t sherlock. I meant not many people making small bale hay,second week in May in a wet part of Cumbria 800 ft up
michael N123
Member
I can’t make hay in fecking July/augest up here