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Top 10 Questions about Silage
Silage is preserved because it undergoes fermentation while in storage
Selecting a Silo Cover
Silage tarps are used to ensure that your ensilage is protected from exposure to air, light, and excess moisture
Filling the Silo
Producing silage allows farmers and ranchers to preserve feed and forage for their livestock
Evaluating Silage Quality
The overall quality of finished silage can be rapidly assessed by noting color and odor.
How is Silage Made?
To take best advantage of the efficiencies offered by silage, the production of forage and silage should be integrated into a whole-farm plan.
What is Silage?
In today’s usage, silage is a type of animal feed formed when grass or other green crops of sufficiently high moisture
Ensuring Silage Covers Last Multiple Years
Once you’ve invested in a high-quality, silage cover from BTL Liners, you don’t want to replace it every year or even every few years.
Design Bunker and Cover Systems for Efficient Silage Production
With the necessity to carefully handle the cover and weight it down, some farmers end up questioning the need to cover at all.
Weighting Silage Covers
Selecting the right silage cover material is still just part of designing the total cover system.
Materials Available for Silage Covers
Knowing the size of silage cover you need is far from the only decision to make.
Challenges of Silage Production
Silage is a valuable feed and a convenient storage method for holding grain or pasture forage for months at a time.
What Goes into Producing Silage?
The silage production process follows the same basic stages regardless of the specific fermentation and storage method you choose.
The Value of Carefully Handled Silage
Silage is a high moisture forage feed, while traditionally stored hay is a low moisture forage.