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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...