This year the straw I’ve been supplied is chopped, how this straw compares as bedding to non chopped:
Negative:
1. Cattle are mucky after 24hrs, to keep them in the same condition as non chopped straw would need double the round bales.
2. It’s probably due to to a wetter year and how the wind is blowing into the shed. So looking to fit gale.
Positives:
1: Goes through the West 1600 muckspreader like butter. Able to spread it straight from the shed.
2: Breaks down on the ground quicker, less problems for silage fields.
3: Able to lower fertiliser costs on silage fields.
I hope the gale breakers will solve the issue
Negative:
1. Cattle are mucky after 24hrs, to keep them in the same condition as non chopped straw would need double the round bales.
2. It’s probably due to to a wetter year and how the wind is blowing into the shed. So looking to fit gale.
Positives:
1: Goes through the West 1600 muckspreader like butter. Able to spread it straight from the shed.
2: Breaks down on the ground quicker, less problems for silage fields.
3: Able to lower fertiliser costs on silage fields.
I hope the gale breakers will solve the issue