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silage![]() Preparing natural materials for the production of silage. Silage is a fodder made of grass, corn, sunflowers, or other leafy material, which is preserved through fermentation in an airtight silo. A common winter feed for livestock, unlike hay silage can be harvested when ready, in almost all weather conditions. It also retains more nutrients per harvested acre when compared with other harvesting systems. Fodder preserved through controlled fermentation in a silo, an airtight structure that presses green crops. It is used as a winter feed for livestock. The term also refers to stacked crops that may be preserved indefinitely. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The high-quality ryegrass baleage is then mixed in a total mixed ration with high moisture alfalfa haylage, corn silage and a concentrate/mineral pack. For less than $600, Bob Wahlquist devised hand-held remote controls that let the driver of a truck filled with silage or haylage back up to an apron box, dump the load and drive away without ever leaving the cab. In May, he harvests the rye as haylage and no-tills Roundup Ready soybeans into the stubble. |
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