Rhett Kerby demonstrates hay crimping at the USA Reclamation Summit, a machine that pinches residue upright so it stays anchored instead of blowing away. Crimped hay holds in place for months and helps seeds germinate, making it a key first step in soil stabilization.
USA Reclamation Summit, Keenansburg, Colorado.
Rhett Kerby.
Hey, I'm here at the USA Reclamation Summit in Keenansburg, Colorado, and they have a good demonstration of crimping hay. And I think it's a valuable thing to show on camera. And you can see here, this area is not crimped. So this is just where hay has been laid on the ground. And then starting here, working that way, you can see how the hay is actually standing upright. It's because this machine pushes the hay into the ground and stands it upright. So you can see here, see if I can get a better picture. You can see how the hay is actually in. If I look, if I try to pull, it's actually pinched into the ground and is hard to pull up. So this vertical residue standing up actually provides stabilization to this site while seed germinate. So this hay crimping is something we use. It's a fairly standard practice throughout the industry. But without crimping hay, you can see that the hay just sits on the ground. And this is subject to blowing away in the wind, whereas this is going to stay in place for months. So consider crimping hay in your next stabilization project. Thanks.
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