Tarp Applications for the Everyday Farmer and Rancher

If your livelihood depends on the work you do outdoors, you perhaps need tarps more than anybody.

Tarps are farmers' and ranchers' best friends. Tarps will pay for themselves both in and out of the barn. Use a tarp as a hay or grain cover to protect feed from adverse weather, as well as the resulting rot and mildew, which renders the feed useless. In other words, a tarp can help protect the investment you make in feeding your livestock or poultry, as well as the livestock and poultry itself. A sturdy cover like a tarp also helps the feed retain its nutritional value because every farmer worth his or her salt knows you don't want to leave feed exposed to sun, day in and day out. What's more, a durable tarp like many of the tarps offered by PTM Tarps can easily withstand daily use, so you don't have to worry about wear and tear, even if you're moving it day after day.

Perfect to protect bails of hay from the elements

Farmers and ranchers can also use tarps as livestock and poultry curtains and to shore up their barns and/or pens in fall and winter months. If you're going to use a tarp around animals, be sure to look for one that has high tear resistance. A tarp that also has some moisture-resistance will help further ensure the animals stay warm and dry. You should also consider tarps as an inexpensive way to provide shade within the stalls themselves, particularly if you live in a warmer climate. And tarps also make great greenhouse covers and can help protect agriculture as well.

And should you need to store anything outside, perishable or not, a tarp can protect said item from the ground, as well as the elements. Simply lay one down and one over to provide the most protection.