New Entrants Calendar – Best practice for good silage making for New Entrants
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In this short video SAC Consulting dairy specialist Lorna MacPherson discusses the process of producing the best quality baled silage from;
- The timing of cutting
- How long to wilt
- To chop or not to chop
- What colour of plastic to use
- Storing the bales until feeding
Related FAS Materials
Best Practice Procedures for Making Baled Silage Factsheet https://www.fas.scot/publication/best-practice-procedures-for-making-baled-silage/
Maximising Forage Quality While Minimising Environmental Impact at Glensaugh Factsheet https://www.fas.scot/publication/30824/
Grassland Management and Silage Making at Glensaugh podcast https://www.fas.scot/publication/grassland-management-and-silage-making-at-glensaugh/
Fertiliser requirements for Grassland TN726 https://www.fas.scot/publication/technical-note-tn726-fertiliser-recommendations-for-grassland/
Maximising Silage Quality timely update https://www.fas.scot/news/maximising-silage-quality/
Recommended grass and clover varieties 2021 – 2022 https://www.fas.scot/downloads/technical-note-tn759recommended-grass-and-clover-varieties-2021-2022/
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