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Baler

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

/ˈbeɪlər/nounCommon term

In agriculture, baler means: A machine that picks up cut hay, straw or forage from the field and presses it into tight, tied bundles called bales.

In Turkish: balya makinesi, balyalama makinesi

How it is used

Farmers use small square balers, large square balers and round balers, and talk about bale weight, twine and net wrap. Wrapped round bales of wet grass become haylage or bale silage.

Example sentences

  1. The baler broke down in the middle of the straw harvest.

  2. A round baler makes bales of about 250 kilograms of hay.

Common collocations

  • round baler
  • square baler
  • bale wrapper
  • hay bales
  • straw bales
  • foragePlant material such as grass, hay, alfalfa or silage that grazing animals eat, either in the field or after it has been cut and stored.
  • silageGreen fodder such as maize or grass that is chopped, packed tightly and stored without air, so that it ferments and keeps as feed for months.
  • power take-offA rotating shaft, usually at the back of a tractor, that transfers engine power to drive implements such as balers, mowers and sprayers.
  • implementA piece of farm equipment, such as a plow, harrow, seed drill or mower, that is attached to and pulled or powered by a tractor.
  • combine harvesterA large self-propelled machine that cuts a grain crop, separates the grain from the straw and chaff, and collects the clean grain in a tank.

More terms: Farm Machinery

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