Posted by Paul on October 07, 2014 at 05:36:51 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: Silage Question posted by Meangreen on October 07, 2014 at 05:24:15:
Critters with several stomachs (cattle mostly) use roughage as a big part of their feed.
Putting up dry crops (grain, hay bales) and blending those into a proper feed for them, part energy, part roughage, can be difficult in our weather sometimes.
Making silage of corn or alfalfa can be easier to harvest, and creates a blend of nearly the right amounts of roughage, grain, and moisture for an easy to digest feed. At the least it is much easier to load up and blend and feed day in and day out, with the moisture content it doesn't need grinding and processing every day like grain would.
The negatives are that you are hauling a lot of extra water, and the silage needs to be sealed up to fement properly.
The positives are you are not dependent on good weather, and you don't have to dry grains down.
This is a very brief overview, more details than this of course.
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