Why do farmers keep bales of hay out in the fields?

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Why not let them dry out inside a barn? I’d imagine leaving them out, exposed to the elements, would allow for a higher likelihood of fodder becoming mouldy?

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Another neat thing that happens to round bales out in the weather is that the outer inch or so will turn into sort of a crust and protect the interior of the bale from extra moisture from rain, snow, and dew. The outside will look brown-grey, but everything else will be nearly as green as the day it was baled.

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