Net wrap?

[tow653]

There was a pipeline added to existing right of way. Upon completion they are seedng and strawing,using net wrapped straw,loaded directly in straw spreader. I am surprised they are chopping up all that net wrap and throwing on ground.

 

[Torvy]

Depending on what they used, it may be biodegradable and/or edible.

Edible Net Wrap: A Possible Solution to Livestock Longevity - SARE Grant Management System

projects.sare.org

 

[5030]

Hate to think what edible / bio degradable net wrap costs considering what a roll of conventional net costs today, but then it's a government entity so cost isn't an object as they aren't spending their money, they are spending yours.

 

[tow653]

It's Phillips, not government.

 

[Torvy]

My cousin who has a huge cattle operation in the Black Hills uses it. Saves them money. They analyze everything. It worked out to be cost effective for them. Ymmv

 

[5030]

There was a pipeline added to existing right of way. Upon completion they are seedng and strawing,using net wrapped straw,loaded directly in straw spreader. I am surprised they are chopping up all that net wrap and throwing on ground.

I have to say, I've never see a straw chopper for covering seeded areas that used round bales, only small squares.

 

[big bubba]

never used round bales or netting, but always interested in following: so how do commercial & private livestock operations currently dispose of netting & polyethylene twine? any of it recyclable? clueless as always, regards

 

[Eagle1]

At my place it goes in the fire pit along with the plastic feedbags. I pay for private trash hauling by the bag OR I could make the almost 100 mile round trip to the nearest landfill since closed the one in town 20 years ago.

 

[Torvy]

In my experience, netting and twine are cut off manually when deployed into a field or feeder. It then needs to be disposed of in a landfill (or melted, but that is probably illegal).

 

[paulsharvey]

The netting used nowadays with roll sod breaks down under just sunlight. So, if that's the type of wrap, I wouldn't hesitate to blow straw on utility easement with it.

 

[paulsharvey]

Depending on what they used, it may be biodegradable and/or edible.

Edible Net Wrap: A Possible Solution to Livestock Longevity - SARE Grant Management System

projects.sare.org

I have to say, I've never see a straw chopper for covering seeded areas that used round bales, only small squares.

This one can handle two 6x6 rolls at once, and blows upto 100 ft.

 

[big bubba]

i know nothing about subject, slowly learning. so regardless if some netting/twine can break down w/uv, are there also microplastics released in that "natural" process into livestock or watershed? at this point don't think there's evidence ingested microplastics in humans is harmful, just asking questions, not a comment. regards

 

[Eagle1]

Personally try to not leave any netting or twine where the cattle can ingest it. Plastics can definitely cause problem and even the biodegradable is not worth the risk to me.

Microplastics are going to become a major issue down the road IMHO, or at least will be presented as such in any case.

 

[5030]

This one can handle two 6x6 rolls at once, and blows upto 100 ft.View attachment 811179

first one I've ever saw actually. Around here they all feed small squares.

 

[Kiwibru]

Netting is usually HDPE #2. Bale stretch wrap is LDPE #4. Both can be recycled if the area you live in has an established agricultural recycling outfit. In some areas it can be recycled but goes into burners that are used in concrete production. A lot of farms just pay to send it to the solid waste sites and it gets buried with the rest of the trash. Hopefully we get to a stage where the value of the product is worth providing true recycling again. We used to have that. That all went down the tube when the Chinese started their Green Dragon Program which stopped the export of recycled plastics in the U.S. and the EU to China. Reason? Due to what they claimed was too much dirt and contamination in the product they were importing from other countries.

 

[redman135]

In New Zealand the hydroseeders only use round bales. I have never seen squares, large or small used.