bales

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They’ve also been placing thousands of bales of straw on the exposed lakebed to block windblown dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Richard Hodgson, who farms at Howick in Northumberland, says soil from the mole hills can also get picked up and incorporated into the bales of hay or silage, which "ruins the quality".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The material is sold to mills, manufacturers and remelt facilities, which pay more for cleaner bales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

A rare natural phenomenon called snow rollers - which almost resemble hay bales made of snow - have been spotted on the islands.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

By mid-September, round bales of golden straw dot the yellow fields on my walk to the county road, arranged in geometric formations and stacked in pyramids and scattered in haphazard clumps.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline