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<blockquote data-quote="South Downs Farmer" data-source="post: 121297" data-attributes="member: 1764"><p>There'll be others i'm sure who are far more knowledgeable and experienced in crimping who'll have plenty of advice for you, but to start you off as far as I know...</p><p> </p><p>The pros: 3 weeks (ish) earlier to harvest (and therefore prompter entry into OSR, forage crops, stale seedbed opportunity etc), higher nutritive value, greater palatability, safer to feed at higher ration inclusion rates than dry grain.</p><p> </p><p>The drawbacks: what put me off crimping was the difficulty in finding a contractor with a crimper and additive applicator, also the loss of flexibility in how to use your cereals (dried grain can be sold or fed in response to the beef/cereal price over the following 12 months whereas crimped grain is committed to feeding), and also what to do with the green straw - can be wrapped as 'strawlage' but i'm not particularly keen on that. Furthermore, we don't actually have a proper clamp, and the idea of building a make-shift one from bales sounds like asking for a rodent apocalypse!!!! </p><p> </p><p>If you've got a clamp, a contractor and an idea of what to do with the straw then i'd say give it a go <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p> </p><p>This seems to be the most useful guide I found: <a href="http://www.hakmet.com/images/Agri/CrimpingGuide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hakmet.com/images/Agri/CrimpingGuide.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Let us know how you get on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="South Downs Farmer, post: 121297, member: 1764"] There'll be others i'm sure who are far more knowledgeable and experienced in crimping who'll have plenty of advice for you, but to start you off as far as I know... The pros: 3 weeks (ish) earlier to harvest (and therefore prompter entry into OSR, forage crops, stale seedbed opportunity etc), higher nutritive value, greater palatability, safer to feed at higher ration inclusion rates than dry grain. The drawbacks: what put me off crimping was the difficulty in finding a contractor with a crimper and additive applicator, also the loss of flexibility in how to use your cereals (dried grain can be sold or fed in response to the beef/cereal price over the following 12 months whereas crimped grain is committed to feeding), and also what to do with the green straw - can be wrapped as 'strawlage' but i'm not particularly keen on that. Furthermore, we don't actually have a proper clamp, and the idea of building a make-shift one from bales sounds like asking for a rodent apocalypse!!!! If you've got a clamp, a contractor and an idea of what to do with the straw then i'd say give it a go (y) This seems to be the most useful guide I found: [url]http://www.hakmet.com/images/Agri/CrimpingGuide.pdf[/url] Let us know how you get on! [/QUOTE]
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