Crop silage

[dkc2018]

Is this better bales or put in the pit, I’d prefer to bale it tbh, so any advice be great

 

[sticky]

What is the mix?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Have I missed something
Is what better in bales
But to be Frank , Frank being my middle name , if you have a pit use it ,with the cost of whap , it all does the same job , pickles it , just a bigger jar

 

[Kevtherev]

Price of wrap a lot are going back to pit silage again.

 

[Kevtherev]

Just noticed the title is it wholecrop silage??

 

[Derrick Hughes]

It says Crop but suppose it means Whole crop then , defo better in a pit then

 

[dkc2018]

Yes it’s whole crop, probably talking 100 bales of it, so would covering it in pit work out cheaper, suppose the covering of it would be cheaper than the wrap

 

[dkc2018]

What is the mix?

 

[Kevtherev]

Rats are the problem in bales

 

[dkc2018]

So I’m hearing I’m on the lookout for few extra cats

 

[24/7 farming]

Baled couple of acres of whole crop last year, barely corn and Italian ryegrass.
I carted them to a grass field for wrapping as stubble was pretty course and scared of punctures. Stacked them singly on an old concrete apron, left space between every bale to give rodents no hiding opertunities and piled plenty of poison down from September onwards. No bales were damaged and fed very well, altho by time had used the last few around Feb time they seemed to be souring a bit so don't think they would keep. The fear of rodents getting at them tho would put me off doing it again, I'd imagine if they got at them the would destroy all infront of them

 

[dkc2018]

Would they not give u as much hassle in the pit then

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Would they not give u as much hassle in the pit then

No , but ideal way would be cover it with a some grass not to dry grass

 

[ridger]

Over here crop silage is a crop of oats or barley or wheat, undersown with grass

 

[dkc2018]

Over here crop silage is a crop of oats or barley or wheat, undersown with grass

Just exactly what I have done