Inventor of the Hay Caps Phil Snowden and wife Lynda have been farming in the Riverina, Australia since 1990.

They operate a mixed irrigated dryland farming business, specialising in hay production and fattening beef cattle.

Phil is an honest, hard working, innovative farmer who thinks outside the square. He is not afraid to question traditional farming methods, and experiment with new ideas.

Phil and Lynda are in farming for the long haul and their commitment is evident being foundation members of both the Fullers Road Landcare Group and the Australian Fodder Industry Association. Phil is a big advocate for the irrigation industry and long term productivity of the Riverina.

"Hay Caps are something we wished we had thought of 10 or 15 years ago" says Phil, "we would have saved ourselves a lot of hassle with tarping our surplus, or lower grade hay we haven't got the shed space for. You need very calm weather to put a tarpaulin over a stack, and there are real safety issues, but the Hay Cap overcomes all those issues because it can be placed on the bale at ground level and the bale can be placed on top of the stack".