| A testimonial from Derek Gardner, National Dairy Consultant at Promar International, a leading UK agricultural consultancy (UK) |
"The advantage of bales is flexibility," comments Derek Gardner, National Dairy Consultant at Promar International, a leading UK agricultural consultancy. "You can make small quantities with bales, feeding distinct livestock groups and moving the forage to less accessible areas.
"They are particularly useful for the second cut - for small quantities of high quality and high dry matter silage. This silage is often highly palatable and the high dry matter (around 35%) actually lends itself better to bales than clamps. The higher dry matter of the second cuts made in the middle of summer means baling carries a lower risk as it is easier to exclude air from a bale than a clamp."
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