The girls are tucking into their first helping of our homemade silage, as they come indoors for the winter. We're fortunate that it has been not too wet an autumn following the dry summer. The grass has kept growing and the fields haven't become too wet and and been 'poached' by cows' feet. If the ground gets too wet from too much rain, the cows' feet make holes in the field, causing structural damage in the soil. Not only does this damage the fields, it will also reduce the grass yield the foll

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🎥 How to Make Silage – The Right Way! 🌾🐄 Want to keep your livestock well-fed all year round? Silage is the answer! Here’s a simple step-by-step guide to making high-quality silage for your farm. ✅ Step 1: Harvest fresh green fodder at the right stage (like maize, sorghum, or grass). ✅ Step 2: Chop it into small pieces for better fermentation. ✅ Step 3: Pack it tightly in a pit, drum, or silo to remove air. ✅ Step 4: Cover it well with plastic and weigh it down to prevent spoilage. ✅ Step 5:

Silage DIY! Simple Guide To Store Silage For Your Goats! With El Niño and long dry spell becoming more frequent, it is wise for farmers who raise ruminants, both large and small, to be prepared for the eventuality when the drought would turn the grass in the fields brown. The best way is make Silage using whatever available materials are in your farm or near your farm. The best silage material, of course, is Corn but given the very high cost of seeds and the fact that you could only harvest sila

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