I would look to hire somebody that has a round baler with silage capability. It is just as critical to harvest the hay at an optimum moisture for silage as it is for dry hay so this person would need to coordinate with the person doing the baling in terms of cutting. It does not sound like an upright silo is an option here but I will name the equipment involved. In addition to a mower-conditioner you will need a forage harvester, forage wagon, and forage blower with pipe. To be timely you will need a tractor on the harvester, wagon, and blower at the same time. Blowing haylage can be a challenge as it has a tendency to brace (plug) the pipe under even good conditions. You generally want to chop it when it is in a stage of good wilt but leaves and stems are not dry to break or flake. It would be good to have somebody with experience to help so as the hay is made at a time where the feed value is best (their judgement). Make it too dry or too wet will result in storage issues and poor quality feed. As somebody else said storage in a bag (long tube) is another way and maybe somebody in the local farming community knows somebody to do custom silage bagging. Similar tools as a upright silo but no blower needed. Bag needs to be watched for holes after being filled as the holes allow oxygen in which will result in significant spoilage. As you remove the feed care needs to be given to close the end of the bag to again allow minimal oxygen to minimize spoilage. I have heard of a lot of success in regards to bale silage and might be the best choice even if the other two methods are an option.
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