A non-stop round baler comprising: a pickup unit configured to pick crop material from the ground; a baling chamber receives crop material picked up by said pickup unit to form bales, said baling chamber facilitates at least one operational cycle; and a tailgate cooperating with said baling chamber, said tailgate operable to discharge bales from the baling chamber during said operational cycle, wherein, a collection chamber disposed between said pickup unit and said baling chamber, a feed control gate functionally disposed between said collection chamber and said baling chamber, said feed control gate being selectively switchable between a flow restricting configuration and a flow facilitating configuration corresponding to said operational cycle of said baling chamber; wherein said feed control gate includes a plurality of slats mounted along the length of a shaft, said feed control gate having a rotational axis orthogonal to the direction of flow of crop material from said collection chamber to said baling chamber; and said feed control gate is powered to rotate about said rotational axis in said flow facilitating configuration via a baler drive arrangement, said feed control gate being brought to a halt in the flow restricting configuration; and a motion altering mechanism functionally associated with said feed control gate, said motion altering mechanism being configured to switch the operation of said feed control gate between said flow restricting configuration and said flow facilitating configuration characterized in that the motion altering mechanism includes a link having a motion transmitting roller and a braking element, said motion transmitting roller being configured to communicate motion from the baler drive arrangement to said shaft, said braking element being configured to halt rotation of said shaft, said motion altering mechanism is actuated by at least one of an electronic controlling system and a mechanical controlling system. a pickup unit configured to pick crop material from the ground; a baling chamber receives crop material picked up by said pickup unit to form bales, said baling chamber facilitates at least one operational cycle; and a tailgate cooperating with said baling chamber, said tailgate operable to discharge bales from the baling chamber during said operational cycle, wherein, a collection chamber disposed between said pickup unit and said baling chamber, a feed control gate functionally disposed between said collection chamber and said baling chamber, said feed control gate being selectively switchable between a flow restricting configuration and a flow facilitating configuration corresponding to said operational cycle of said baling chamber; wherein said feed control gate includes a plurality of slats mounted along the length of a shaft, said feed control gate having a rotational axis orthogonal to the direction of flow of crop material from said collection chamber to said baling chamber; and said feed control gate is powered to rotate about said rotational axis in said flow facilitating configuration via a baler drive arrangement, said feed control gate being brought to a halt in the flow restricting configuration; and a motion altering mechanism functionally associated with said feed control gate, said motion altering mechanism being configured to switch the operation of said feed control gate between said flow restricting configuration and said flow facilitating configuration characterized in that the motion altering mechanism includes a link having a motion transmitting roller and a braking element, said motion transmitting roller being configured to communicate motion from the baler drive arrangement to said shaft, said braking element being configured to halt rotation of said shaft, said motion altering mechanism is actuated by at least one of an electronic controlling system and a mechanical controlling system.