Everyone talks about wanting to save the agriculture industry in North America. The food we produce is the best in the world and we need to support our own farmers. They are the backbone of our two countries, and many other industries thrive on their initial production. Without wheat, the baking and breakfast cereal industries would die. Without corn and other sources of sugar, most food processing industries would fail. So many businesses count on farming, either directly or indirectly and we must work to save it.
One of the main stumbling blocks to crop production is the weather. The farmers need dry weather and moist soil to till the land and plant the crops. Often during the planting season the weather turns wet and things slow down. Simple things like hauling seed and fertilizer to the field becomes a challenge. Many seed crops like soybeans and corn come in paper bags. These bags must be kept dry. Wrapping them in shrink wrap plastic is expensive and throwing away all that single use plastic is bad for the environment; most of it ends up in landfills.
There is one option- a reusable cover, or "pouch" that can protect the pallets of seed and fertilizer (or even livestock feed), even better than the shrink wrap. These pouches are made from woven polyethylene which includes some recycled plastic. They are strong and durable and treated with an ultraviolet inhibitor to withstand long hours in the sun without the plastic breaking down. They are easy to use, just pull the cover over the pallet and tie it down, using rope, bungee cords, or whatever is handy.
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