A forage crop processing apparatus having a cutting assembly for reaping the forage crop, a tubular drying channel having an inlet end for receiving the reaped forage crop, an air mover in fluid communication with the tubular drying channel to move air through the tubular drying channel in such a way that the forage crop is carried by the air through the tubular drying channel from the inlet end, past the interior heating surface, to the outlet end to produce a dried forage crop, and a baler connected to the outlet end of the tubular drying channel for baling the dried forage crops.
