He was commenting on the differences between pit and bale silage for dairy farms and said that each method produced different quality silage and affected how paddocks were rotated through this peak ...

Fodder used to make silage should have a moisture content of 60 to 70 percent or dry matter in the range of 30 to 35 percent. Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows ...

The silage pit should be located at a place safe from rodents and away from direct sunlight. nmg PHOTO. Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows during periods of scarcity ...

Not only did he research what the implement could do, he also has family in Europe, where using this machinery is commonplace on dairy farms. He operates a Stoll silage cutter, his second after ...

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. Desirable characteristics of material used in ...

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. Desirable characteristics of material used in ...

As grass availability continues to fall, the majority of farmers will be feeding silage whether cows are housed or not. With silage being the main source of forage in the cow's diet, minimising waste ...

It’s not often that companies are asked to quote for converting a silage pit into a grain store. But that was the brief Perry of Oakley was given by a Cotswold farming operation that had abandoned ...

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With grass silage costing £150/t of dry matter to produce, no farm can afford to make mistakes when making, harvesting or clamping the crop. High on that list is how it is covered, and with what, says ...

GOREY District Court last week heard how a concrete bung' in a silage pit had eroded and had led to a serious pollution incident at Monamolin. Farmer Eddie Kehoe of Clone West, Monamolin, was charged ...