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Preparing Hay Bales for Bale Grazing

7:50
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You tell me....Is this the wrong way to farm?

What happens here

After moving the cows, the farmer uses a red TYM T574 tractor equipped with a front-end loader and hay spears. He explains the 'bale grazing' technique, which involves setting out multiple hay bales in the field. Since these specific bales are not tight enough for mechanical unrolling, he manually removes the nylon strings from each bale. He emphasizes the importance of removing all strings to prevent cattle from consuming them, which could cause internal harm. He demonstrates finding and cutting each string, collecting them in a bundle.

Goal: Distribute hay bales for cattle grazing

Tools and materials

  • Front-End Loader with Hay Spears — Lifting and moving hay bales
  • Knife/Box Cutter — Cutting nylon strings from hay bales
  • TYM T574 Tractor TYM — Transporting and positioning hay bales
  • Hay Bales — Feeding cattle during bale grazing
  • Nylon String — Binding hay bales (to be removed)