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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Wet hay/alfalfa bales get extremely hot on the interior through compression and bioreaction – hot enough to spontaneously combust adjacent dry material. Best to let them dry where they are exposed to air circulation.

Source: Stacked many bales.

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