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Can anyone explain this - https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRu9ejDM/ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRu9ejDM/ Are they seriously burning round bales that could be used for feed

Can anyone explain this - https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRu9ejDM/ https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRu9ejDM/ Are they seriously burning round bales that could be used for feed for heating? The comments flip flop a lot, some say it's useless for feed but it kinda looks ok. But even if it was used for something else, to change over to burning it is concerning.

cdot2 4y ago
I don't see any reason that bail couldn't be used to feed animals.
- cmrdporcupine 4y ago
  It can't be used to feed animals because it's literally inedible. It's straw.
- benj111 4y ago
  Except it's straw. Hay is used for food. Straw is used for bedding.
- petewailes 4y ago
  It's likely being used in place of a propane set up for heating something like chicken houses, or maybe lambing sheds if it's somewhere cold. Propane bills generally run about $30-60k for a decent sized operation, whereas if you burn bales (especially in something designed for it), it'll run you about 25-40% of that, depending on the year and price of straw. It's a cheap source of likely locally available fuel.
exar0815 4y ago
This is straw, not hay or silage. Most straw is just used as ground cover in stables or re-tilled into the ground. What you are confusing it is round bales of hay packed to turn into fermented silage. So this is not feedstock, but just utility material.
formerly_proven 4y ago
That’s not for feeding but straw for bedding. Hay is in very short demand these days. Straw is probably doing ok.
markvdb 4y ago
Burning straw is a fairly common practice indeed. Don't confuse hay and straw. Straw can't be used for feeding animals. It's low nitrogen, high carbon/cellulose. Some houses are built out of straw, not hay for a reason...
johnchristopher 4y ago
https://agriflame.com/#howitworks https://agriflame.com/#howitworks (hay) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rZzgkq2OQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rZzgkq2OQ (straw) https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/1876-growers-build-a-hay-burning-furnace https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/1876-growers-build-a-hay-... (hay) https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/burning-hay-for-fuel.236479/ https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/burning-hay-for-... (hay) Well. It's a thing. edit: ooooh, there's a difference between straw and hay !
xani_ 4y ago
Well, it's pretty low density for heating, furnace that big isn't exactly practical for anything else but some industry building
cmrdporcupine 4y ago
The comments do not flip flop. There is no ambiguity here. It's straw. You can tell because it is yellow. It's inedible. Hay = Preserved food for animals. Made from whole grasses and legumes. Hay is green/brown. Straw = not food. Made from the stalks (waste product) of wheat, barley, rice, etc. Use for livestock bedding, insulation, construction material, mulch. Or burned like wood. Usually yellow. Entirely different product. Only thing they have in common is that they both come in the form of bales.

cdot2 4y ago

I don't see any reason that bail couldn't be used to feed animals.

cmrdporcupine 4y ago
It can't be used to feed animals because it's literally inedible. It's straw.
benj111 4y ago
Except it's straw. Hay is used for food. Straw is used for bedding.
petewailes 4y ago
It's likely being used in place of a propane set up for heating something like chicken houses, or maybe lambing sheds if it's somewhere cold. Propane bills generally run about $30-60k for a decent sized operation, whereas if you burn bales (especially in something designed for it), it'll run you about 25-40% of that, depending on the year and price of straw. It's a cheap source of likely locally available fuel.

exar0815 4y ago

This is straw, not hay or silage. Most straw is just used as ground cover in stables or re-tilled into the ground. What you are confusing it is round bales of hay packed to turn into fermented silage. So this is not feedstock, but just utility material.

formerly_proven 4y ago

That’s not for feeding but straw for bedding. Hay is in very short demand these days. Straw is probably doing ok.

markvdb 4y ago

Burning straw is a fairly common practice indeed. Don't confuse hay and straw. Straw can't be used for feeding animals. It's low nitrogen, high carbon/cellulose. Some houses are built out of straw, not hay for a reason...

johnchristopher 4y ago

https://agriflame.com/#howitworks https://agriflame.com/#howitworks (hay) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rZzgkq2OQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9rZzgkq2OQ (straw) https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/1876-growers-build-a-hay-burning-furnace https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/1876-growers-build-a-hay-... (hay) https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/burning-hay-for-fuel.236479/ https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/burning-hay-for-... (hay) Well. It's a thing. edit: ooooh, there's a difference between straw and hay !

xani_ 4y ago

Well, it's pretty low density for heating, furnace that big isn't exactly practical for anything else but some industry building

cmrdporcupine 4y ago

The comments do not flip flop. There is no ambiguity here. It's straw. You can tell because it is yellow. It's inedible. Hay = Preserved food for animals. Made from whole grasses and legumes. Hay is green/brown. Straw = not food. Made from the stalks (waste product) of wheat, barley, rice, etc. Use for livestock bedding, insulation, construction material, mulch. Or burned like wood. Usually yellow. Entirely different product. Only thing they have in common is that they both come in the form of bales.