How do you make silage step by step?

How do you make silage step by step?

The process of silage making includes cutting fresh (green) fodder, compacting it, and storing and fermenting it under controlled conditions in a silo, where air cannot come in contact with the silage. Any green forage crop can be made into silage.

Which crop is best for silage making?

The crops most often used for ensilage are the ordinary grasses, clovers, alfalfa, vetches, oats, rye and maize. Many crops have ensilaging potential, including potatoes and various weeds, notably spurrey such as Spergula arvensis.

How do you make good quality silage?

Checklist for making good silage:

1. Avoid bad weather at the time of harvest.
2. Assess the quantity of crop to be harvested.
3. Check the condition of silo.
4. Check growth stage of the crop.
5. Addition of molasses, salt, etc.
6. Proper filling of silo.
7. Covering and sealing of silo.

How long should you prepare silage?

Lastly, cover the stack with a thick layer of soil. With good covering and enough soil on it, you can keep the silage for more than one year. The silage will be ready in about 30 to 40 days and once it is ready you can give it to the cattle. But never open the whole silage pit at once.

Which crop is best for silage?

What corn is best for silage?

A corn hybrid that is a high grain yielder usually will be a top silage producer. A variety that matures slightly later than one harvested for grain is often the most satisfactory for silage.

How do you calculate the cost of silage?

The value of silage to the buyer can be estimated by the value of the feed it replaces. This will be the buyer’s maximum bid price. For example, if the grain yield would have been 170 bushels per acre and the price of corn is $3.25 per bushel, the grain component of the silage is worth: 170 bu. / acre x $3.25 / bu.

What is the price of silage today?

What is a reasonable corn silage price?