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The most efficient stage for baled silage
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<blockquote data-quote="digger64" data-source="post: 8174045" data-attributes="member: 16562"><p>Depends what you want/need and what type of cows you have , some of the ideas on here seem awfully complicated and machinery /labour dependant . Making dairy cow silage for the priviledge </p><p>of pulling calves , needing a keenan/telehandler/purpose built feed fence house and slurry to cart about etc to and having to buy in straw to mix - to me doesnt appeal or look viable in any way for me .</p><p>Putting a few bales out 3 times a week on field where stacked ,no straw , a bit of ridley fencing,keeping a few more cows and putting on a swanndri sometimes and going to bed at night seems a better bet financially and personally - although I do appreciate not everyone can do this ,I'm not sure why dry cows benefit from 10 -12 ME silage even inside ? </p><p>I need to make or buy 1000 bales (350 need to be better for heifers / calves but still fibrous )</p><p>the other 650 for dry cows quantity is nearly everything within reason , with todays fert prices is 2nd cut really worth it ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="digger64, post: 8174045, member: 16562"] Depends what you want/need and what type of cows you have , some of the ideas on here seem awfully complicated and machinery /labour dependant . Making dairy cow silage for the priviledge of pulling calves , needing a keenan/telehandler/purpose built feed fence house and slurry to cart about etc to and having to buy in straw to mix - to me doesnt appeal or look viable in any way for me . Putting a few bales out 3 times a week on field where stacked ,no straw , a bit of ridley fencing,keeping a few more cows and putting on a swanndri sometimes and going to bed at night seems a better bet financially and personally - although I do appreciate not everyone can do this ,I'm not sure why dry cows benefit from 10 -12 ME silage even inside ? I need to make or buy 1000 bales (350 need to be better for heifers / calves but still fibrous ) the other 650 for dry cows quantity is nearly everything within reason , with todays fert prices is 2nd cut really worth it ? [/QUOTE]
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