Typically baled, burned or left behind, the wheat straw market ... first began selling straw for erosion control. He built a processing machine converting large square bales into small square ...

At first glance, straw bale gardening might seem like a novelty or even a too-good-to-be-true scheme, but the method has been ...

According to Farm to Stable, seller of straw bales on Amazon, a 4-pound wheat straw bale will cover approximately 6 to 8 square feet, 2 inches deep. Q. How long do straw bales last outside?

A UI Extension study finds that nutrients in wheat straw left in fields may be worth two-thirds of its sale value, offering ...