Good Silage Making
- Cut grass just before heading day during good weather, if possible. Always leave 3" of stem so that the next crop re-grows quickly. Wilt or spread out to about 28% D.M.
- Ensile fast and compact evenly. Roll thoroughly before sheeting and get weight on sheet straight away. If an overnight break is needed try to drag a sheet over the pit to stop the compacted forage springing up and incorporating air. Air always causes waste. - Try to make an extra cut, aiming for 5 - 6 week intervals. It may seem expensive on harvesting but there are many litres more per cow per day in young early cut silage. This is how to make sure you save £'s on your feed bills. Silage can contain very valuable protein to the cow when fermented quickly in the absence of yeast and mould spores. Treatment with Optimize significantly improves the concentration of true protein in your silage.
Remember: The best grass contains more nutrients. This means it is even more important to use a reliable inoculant. The more efficiently preserved protein and FME will then make more milk from the crop you have grown, saving £1000's on feed bills. For more information call Envirosystems: 01772 860085
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