- 1). Contact local landscapers. Many landscapers who purchase pine straw have specific instructions for baling the straw. They can refer you to sources for baler construction.
- 2). Conduct a simple Internet search using a search engine such as Google, Alta Vista or Dogpile. A good search engine string includes the words "pine straw hand baler."
- 3). Consult state agricultural universities in southern states where pine trees grow in abundance. One of the mandates of state agricultural universities is to further the agricultural education of citizens. To this end, many agricultural universities make knowledge available through continuing education programs as well as university-run county extension services. Universities such as Texas A&M, Louisiana State, North Carolina State or Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have plans for pine straw balers on their extension service websites as well as through their county extension services.
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