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September 19, 2017

Today is a special day.

10 years ago today we entered a Hay Cap into the Henty Machinery Field Days Farm Inventor of the Year competition. Being hay farmers we saw a need for a safer and more durable system for covering hay. We were overwhelmed by the response.  

10 years on we have Hay Caps throughout Australia, NZ, US, Canada, UK & Europe. We are proud of the difference our product has made to the hay industry & the safety of farmers. And we are very grateful to our customers, those that have encouraged us along the way and of course our team. We are a family business, manufacturing an Aussie invention, employing local people and distributing our Hay Caps to so many farmers around the world.

And that's kinda cool I think. 
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  1. Elephant's Child19 September 2017 at 17:28

    Very, very cool.
    Congratulations to the Farm Inventor of the Year - and his family.

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  2. Chookyblue......19 September 2017 at 19:14

    It's extremely cool....... They were on the new inventors also wasn't it.....
    Great simple invention welcome.... Can't believe it's been 10 years..... How many workers do you employ for the hay caps.....

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    1. CountryMum20 September 2017 at 16:12

      Yes the Hay Caps were on the New Inventors back in 2009. You have a very good memory! That was an experience and a half. ABC were here on farm for 8 hours filming for a one minute prelude. It was a great show to be part of and it is amazing the amount of people that still remember seeing Hay Caps on it.

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  3. Andy19 September 2017 at 19:25

    You have something to be proud of. Congratulations.

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  4. Anonymous19 September 2017 at 20:44

    The need for protection of hay from overhead rain is interesting. It seems rain that comes in from the side is not really a problem. Haysheds were often built with just a roof and one side against the prevailing wind driven rain. I am very impressed that you sell world wide.

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    1. CountryMum20 September 2017 at 16:38

      Thank you Andrew. You are right - rain hitting the side of bale doesn't do much damage. The rain doesn’t penetrate the side of the bale due to the bales density, gravity and how the bale is packed in the baler. Once the side of the bale is wet the continuing rain will just drip down. The ends of the bale will dry out over the following days. The rain that does the damage in big squares bales of hay is the rain that goes into the top of the bale.

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  5. HappyK20 September 2017 at 00:49

    That is quite an accomplishment and something to be proud of.

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  6. Bill 20 September 2017 at 02:19

    Who better than you guys to solve a problem!

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  7. Jeanneke20 September 2017 at 03:54

    Hoor(h)ay!! Congratulations to the Farm-ily.
    Cheers,

    Jeanneke.

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  8. orvokki20 September 2017 at 05:04

    Sounds great. Congratulations.

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  9. Rhodesia21 September 2017 at 06:00

    Well done congratulations. Diane

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  10. The Furry Gnome24 September 2017 at 11:33

    That's fascinating! Haven't seen it over here, but we're not in hay production area either.

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  11. Graham Edwards28 September 2017 at 17:59

    Cool doesn't begin to cover it. I'm sure you have a great feeling of pride too (not the 7 deadly sin pride - the Good Pride).

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