A system, method, and apparatus includes management of a net wrap cycle of a cylindrical bale in a baling chamber (68) of a round baler (50). The baler includes a crop supply assembly (54) that passes crop material into the baling chamber (68) and a net wrap unit (67). An electronic controller (100) determines a net wrapping condition of the bale in the baling chamber (68) in response to operation of the crop supply assembly (54), initiates a net wrap start event to dispense a first portion of a net wrap material (71) from the net wrap unit (67) in response to the net wrapping condition being less than a full bale condition, and disengages a component from the crop supply assembly (54) to stop operation of the crop supply assembly (54) when the bale has satisfied the full bale condition. The net wrapping condition includes a diameter growth rate measurement being greater than a net wrap initiation threshold.
