A group of farmers is wrapping up hay bales with an old-fashioned twine to test it as an alternative to plastic string and plastic netting. The twine, made from the sisal plant, was commonly used ...

It goes by many names — hay baler twine, baler twine, grass string. Any farm boy (or girl) knows its “feel” with their eyes closed and is familiar with its many uses on a farm. I grew up calling it ...