A hay press configured to generally (i) receive hay bales (ii) cut the twine holding the hay bales together (iii) move, by weight, a pre-established amount of hay into a compression chamber (iv) compress the pre-established amount of hay into a package of pre-established size and (v) eject and wrap the compressed package of hay for shipping. The hay press includes a (i) loading table and destacker (ii) twine slicer (iii) loading compartment (iv) loading hydraulic press and platen (v) infeed forks (vi) compression chamber (vii) scale (viii) compression chamber door (ix) hydraulic compression ram and platen (x) hydraulic ejection press and platen and (xi) ejection chute. An optional conveyor system may operate in conjunction with the hay press to transport loose hay having fallen during operation of the hay press to a loose hay loading chamber.
