He figures that a high-quality hay tarp, costing about $600 and covering about 72 bales, “would have three years of life, so you could get that cost down to about $3 per bale. You would also ...

Tarp cost is $390 per year (24ft.x48ft. tarp covers 60 bales). To cover the same number of bales as the barn, 4 tarps are required for on initial cost for $1,280 and a life span of 4 years, and no ...

Double R Bale Covers, like the one seen here in the foreground, prevent water damage to bales, while the plastic-wrapped bales, as seen in the background, maintain high feed quality with 10-60 ...

However, even for barn-stored hay, losses rise sharply as moisture levels increase above 20 percent, and losses from round bales stored outside under adverse conditions can be much larger.

Research has shown that you will lose 20% to 30% per bale of hay in a years’ time if it is carried over. There are several ways to reduce that amount of hay loss with proper storage.