The disclosure relates to a system and method for wrapping bales in a harvester (200) that uses wrapping material (606) stored in flat, folded layers instead of conventional round tubes or rolls, and specifically to a system for positioning and cutting the wrapping material during and after the process of wrapping a bale, the system comprising: a first feed roll (220), configured for dispensing a portion of wrapping material from a bundle (230) a feed plate system (500), configured to receive wrapping material and capable of applying a first amount of tension to the portion of wrapping material and at least one cutting knife (604), positioned between the feed plate system and the bale chamber, such cutting knife independently movable from a first position to a second position and a wrapping material channel positioned in operable communication with the bundle of wrapping material, the wrapping mechanism and the bale chamber.
