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Anyone making silage in 1.5m diameter round bales
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<blockquote data-quote="DrDunc" data-source="post: 4725612" data-attributes="member: 615"><p>Weight</p><p></p><p>A 4 foot bale of silage properly made will be 900kg plus.</p><p></p><p>Even 4 foot haylage from a solid centre baler is near 700kg.</p><p></p><p>Tedding the grass to increase dry matter has a more easily achieved reduction in plastic use. Bales retain their shape better and there's less spoilage than (the already very low amount wasted compared to clamp) silage.</p><p></p><p>I intend to alter my wrapper film spool position for next year and make 1.35m bales of 50% plus haylage, weather permitting. The solid centre bales will be around 900kg which will further reduce plastic use.</p><p></p><p>What I have yet to calculate is the reduction in feed value in comparison to 30% DM silage. My cattle are certainly doing well on haylage this winter. It is also saving a significant amount of (bought in) straw ad their dung is much drier. When straw is £100 a tonne before delivery, it is not long in paying for the purchase of a tedder!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrDunc, post: 4725612, member: 615"] Weight A 4 foot bale of silage properly made will be 900kg plus. Even 4 foot haylage from a solid centre baler is near 700kg. Tedding the grass to increase dry matter has a more easily achieved reduction in plastic use. Bales retain their shape better and there's less spoilage than (the already very low amount wasted compared to clamp) silage. I intend to alter my wrapper film spool position for next year and make 1.35m bales of 50% plus haylage, weather permitting. The solid centre bales will be around 900kg which will further reduce plastic use. What I have yet to calculate is the reduction in feed value in comparison to 30% DM silage. My cattle are certainly doing well on haylage this winter. It is also saving a significant amount of (bought in) straw ad their dung is much drier. When straw is £100 a tonne before delivery, it is not long in paying for the purchase of a tedder! [/QUOTE]
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