How many bales will I need?
In order to justify the costs associated with storing forage, one should wrap as many bales as possible in a season. However, because of the possibility of less dry matter per bale with baleage, one might be putting up more bales (up to 20% more) of the same size to feed the same number of animals, relative to the number of dry hay bales required. From an acreage standpoint, the number of acres put up as stored forage will be approximately the same.