balers
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000628
A machine that picks up a windrow of forage, compresses it, forms it into a rectangular or cylindrical bale, wraps it, and discharges it either onto the ground or into a trailing, convenient hauling vehicle. Bale size is highly variable among models.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000628 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | National Range and Pasture Handbook, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | harvesting equipment; big balers; roll balers |
| Translations | Spanish: embaladoras |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000628",
"term": "balers",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A machine that picks up a windrow of forage, compresses it, forms it into a rectangular or cylindrical bale, wraps it, and discharges it either onto the ground or into a trailing, convenient hauling vehicle. Bale size is highly variable among models.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"harvesting equipment",
"big balers",
"roll balers"
],
"references": [
"National Range and Pasture Handbook, USDA",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "embaladoras"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/balers/"
}
Record 628 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.