Silage additives, conditioners and preservatives function in the following ways: Add dry matter to reduce moisture content, alter the rate, amount and kind of acid production, ...

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Producers could be shooting themselves in the foot by failing to adhere to the basics of silage making. Aly Balsom provides some step-by-step points to. Sign in. LATEST. LATEST. From last 24 hours; ...

WHILE SOME growers insist the effective control of silage operations requires the purchase of all the machinery necessary to complete the task, others. Sign in. LATEST. LATEST. From last 24 hours; ...

A pH of 3.5 to 4.2 indicates excellent fresh acidic/sweetish silage, 4.2 to 4.5 for good acidic, 4.5 to 5.0 fair less acidic and above 5.0 for poor pungent/rancid smelling silage. PRIME How you ...

Corn that was drought-stressed this year will have higher toxic nitrate levels, so be very careful during the silage-making process. Corn silage with high nitrate levels poses a higher risk to form… ...

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How to make silage From an acre, one can produce 40-50 tonnes of silage, she says. “If a farmer keeps three cows, they need about 30 tonnes of silage to last them throughout the year.” ...

Losses in quality and quantity occur during silage making. Of every 1000 kg grass dry matter in a silage sward, between 150 over 300 kg does not make it into the animal’s mouth as silage.

SILAGE is made on 87pc of all farms. Plastic is used when making silage to create the air-free conditions necessary to restrict forage losses. Two layers of 125 micron thick plastic sheeting are ...

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