Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped into ...

Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...

Silage season is a high-risk time on any farm due to the long hours, time pressure and increase in the level of activity of tractors and trailers and silage harvesters on our country roads and ...

Josephine is a dairy farmer and trainer in animal production. After years of working with various agricultural organisations, the livestock extension specialist who holds a Master’s degree in climate ...

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Claas has set a new world record for the amount of silage mown in an eight hour period in Colorado in the US. The record was set with the Claas Disco 1100 RC mower conditioner unit, and during this ...

Pottinger of Austria is the company with the target of changing silage harvesting as we know it. Self loading silage wagons make up one quarter of Pottinger's 124m euro annual sales. And the 131 years ...

SELF-LOADING forage-wagons have the potential to significantly cut silage-making costs, according to research conducted in Northern Ireland. After a direct comparison between a single forage-wagon and ...

86-year-old Séamus Devane still works a full day, often in sweltering heat, and cuts well over 25 acres of silage every day. He is one of the best known and busiest contractors on the Dingle peninsula ...