Straw on the brain

A family business with heart and soul.

Behind Manz-Stroh is a family that thinks about straw in the morning, talks about straw at noon and in the evening … well, you can guess. From the harvest to the finished bale, we take care of every detail.

Most farmers meet us through our dealers – who are, luckily, just as mad about straw as we are. In the background we make sure every bale is right, and the dealers bring it to you. And if something does go wrong: we are real people and we do pick up the phone.

Family businessDealers in (almost) all of Europe100% mad about straw

From the farm to straw professionals

Child with a pitchfork on the farm, old photo

Until the 1980s

We kept cattle, horses and pigs ourselves.

Even back then we relied on straw. We practically have it in our genes.

Aerial view of the straw storage with covered bale rows and hall

From the 1990s

Full focus on straw

Our focus shifted more and more away from the direct livestock business towards the straw business. Year after year we pressed more and more straw.

Since 2008

Focus on straw refinement

We still run our farm today. Since 2008, however, we have specialised in particular in straw refinement: finely chopped, dedusted and absorbent are our goals.

News

Here and there, at irregular intervals: news and insights from Manz-Stroh.

Only straw in the straw

You wouldn't believe what else is often found in straw.

Why Manz straw saves real money after the purchase

Sure, our straw is usually somewhat more expensive to buy than normal field-baled straw. Even so, we keep hearing from our customers that overall they save real money.

Chopped straw vs. fine straw vs. premium – which type pays off when?

Fine straw is simply chopped straw chopped once more – with the same low dust content. We explain the differences between all three types and when each one pays off.

Storage & shelf life: how to keep your Manz straw good for a long time

Our straw leaves the farm already dedusted and bone dry. How long it stays that way, however, is only decided at your place – through storage. Here is what to look out for.

From an idea to a dealer network across half of Europe

How the wish to make life a little easier for farmers turned, over the years, into our own range and a dealer network across half of Europe.

More natural straw thanks to solar energy

Thanks to the photovoltaic system on our roofs, our bedding became even more natural than it already was.

Straw baling to the point of no return

We press straw – we've always done that! Only the way we press straw has changed over time. In the past everything was quite classic.

Straw vs. wood shavings

Straw or wood? Where are the advantages? Where the disadvantages?

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