Abstract: A system is provided for the loading, transporting, feeding one or more bales of crop material such as corn stalks, straw, hay or grasses, particularly large cylindrical bales, and the subsequent controlled distribution of straw torn from said bales. More specifically, the disclosed invention is a vehicle mounted mechanical straw distribution system comprising a boom arm adapted to handle large cylindrical bales of crop materials, a mounted straw blower which breaks up a bale and blows the straw, and a versatile discharge spout allowing the blower operator to efficiently distribute straw over large areas such as road rights of way from the moving vehicle. The straw distribution is primarily for erosion control or other ground cover purposes. Two persons are required for operation of the system, one to drive the truck and operate the boom arm and the other to operate straw blower.