Bale shape matters
How does bale shape influence silage quality? Densely packed, well chopped bales are important for producing quality silage. Bale shape is just as important. Rhun Fychan reports on studies conducted at IBERS, Aberystwyth University.Read more
Lower losses with round bales
The invisible loss in silage making is a hidden cost. On average, only 75% of the silage crop dry matter (DM) ensiled in a bunker silo will be available for cattle feeding, the remaining 25% being lost during storage. Rolf Spörndly reports on studies conducted at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences looking at DM losses in silo and round bales.Read more
Producing bale silage for different feeding requirements
Increasingly livestock require the production of high-quality, special forage optimized for each stage of their annual production cycle. Opportunities open up for bale silage which is more flexible to meet those demands and very often more cost-effective than frequently believed. Read more
Keeping close ties with the farming community
Farmer forums, ‘Bale Silage Days’, trade shows, study trips…as part of its long-term programme in the European bale silage market place, Dow continues to work alongside the farming communities to stimulate knowledge transfer and to communicate benefits and best practices in bale silage production. Read more
