P.E.I. farmer's new baler does the job of two machines

When it comes to round-baling, timing is everything. Even just a bit of rain can lead to poor quality.

That's why Barry Uyterlinde from Brackley Farms in Brackley, P.E.I., is beaming about his new baler that does the job of two machines.

"If you have rain coming, you're in a panic. We don't have that panic anymore," said Uyterlinde.

A P.E.I. farmer demonstrates his new machine that not only bales in the field it also wraps the bales in less than a minute.

7 years ago

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A P.E.I. farmer demonstrates his new machine that not only bales in the field it also wraps the bales in less than a minute.

In the past, Uyterlinde would make round bales of silage, straw or hay while the sun shone, and then rush the bales back to the barn where another machine would wrap them with plastic to keep out moisture.

No more long, hectic nights

It often meant some long, hectic nights.

"You'd get them haulinghome in the dark and then you'd have to start wrapping them in the dark because you didn't want to leave them exposed to the air, especially the silage."

The new Kuhn VBP 2160 Round Baler-Wrapper Combination not only bales in the field it also wrapsthe bales all in about 35 seconds.

'I'm more relaxed'

"Really happy with it. Why, because I'm not racing to get those bales home. I'm more relaxed," he said.

Uyterlinde bought the machine last year for $150,000. He said it's money well spent.

"Every penny. It takes the panic out of baling and hauling bales home, so I'm just more relaxed. I like that."

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