A harvester, comprising: a pair of oppositely facing sidewalls attached to a subframe; a bale chamber positioned between the pair of sidewalls; wrapping material; a wrapping mechanism, a portion of the wrapping mechanism positioned adjacent to, proximate to or between the oppositely facing sidewalls and the wrapping mechanism comprising: a first feed roll, configured for dispensing a portion of wrapping material from the wrapping material positioned at or proximate to the wrapping mechanism; a feed plate system (226, 500, 602), configured to receive wrapping material from the feed roll, the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) comprising an upper plate and a lower plate capable of applying amounts of tension to the portion of wrapping material; and at least one cutting knife, positioned between the feed plate system (226, 500) 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 wrapping material, the wrapping mechanism and the bale chamber; characterized in that when the at least one cutting knife is in its first position, it is in a downward position, and when it is its second position, it is in an upward position blocking the direct line of the wrapping material from the exit of the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) to the bale chamber such that the wrapping material passes over the at least one cutting knife, and in that when the cutting knife is in the second, upward position, the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) is capable of applying varying amounts of tension to the portion of wrapping material by decreasing the angle of the wrapping material exiting the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) such that the wrapping material is cut. a pair of oppositely facing sidewalls attached to a subframe; a bale chamber positioned between the pair of sidewalls; wrapping material; a wrapping mechanism, a portion of the wrapping mechanism positioned adjacent to, proximate to or between the oppositely facing sidewalls and the wrapping mechanism comprising: a first feed roll, configured for dispensing a portion of wrapping material from the wrapping material positioned at or proximate to the wrapping mechanism; a feed plate system (226, 500, 602), configured to receive wrapping material from the feed roll, the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) comprising an upper plate and a lower plate capable of applying amounts of tension to the portion of wrapping material; and at least one cutting knife, positioned between the feed plate system (226, 500) and the bale chamber, such cutting knife independently movable from a first position to a second position; and a first feed roll, configured for dispensing a portion of wrapping material from the wrapping material positioned at or proximate to the wrapping mechanism; a feed plate system (226, 500, 602), configured to receive wrapping material from the feed roll, the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) comprising an upper plate and a lower plate capable of applying amounts of tension to the portion of wrapping material; and at least one cutting knife, positioned between the feed plate system (226, 500) 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 wrapping material, the wrapping mechanism and the bale chamber; characterized in that when the at least one cutting knife is in its first position, it is in a downward position, and when it is its second position, it is in an upward position blocking the direct line of the wrapping material from the exit of the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) to the bale chamber such that the wrapping material passes over the at least one cutting knife, and in that when the cutting knife is in the second, upward position, the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) is capable of applying varying amounts of tension to the portion of wrapping material by decreasing the angle of the wrapping material exiting the feed plate system (226, 500, 602) such that the wrapping material is cut.