A vet finding plastic netting in the stomach of a cow was the spur for Southland farmer, Grant Lightfoot, to try to find a better sort of wrapping hay bales.

The big round bales are normally fed out to dairy cows ... "Mine is made out of jute yarn, like a flax fibre and any animal can eat it," he said. The born and bred Southlander came up with ...

The big round bales are normally fed out to dairy cows ... “Mine is made out of jute yarn, like a flax fibre, and any animal can eat it.” The born-and-bred Southlander came up with the ...