The temperature of these hay bales, stacks, and barns can get very hot. In extreme cases, it can get so hot that the bales can catch on fire, even without a spark (i.e., spontaneous combustion).
Even hay baled between 15%-20% moisture will experience what is known as “sweating.” Sweating, in regard to hay bales, refers to microbial respiration, which will create heat and result in dry matter ...
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Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the southeast early this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northwest early this morning. Winds southwesterly ...