Posted by randallinMo on July 06, 2013 at 09:42:43 from (216.74.205.155):
In Reply to: Re: silage posted by jeremy in NE on July 05, 2013 at 08:56:46:
To "me" this does not seem necessary. Granted, you can take lower quality forages and grind and mix in other ingredients so as to come up with a more nutritious ration. Grinding hay seems to be a regional thing. I suppose if you had 300 head plus, this system would be economically feasible. For the average livestock producer, the grinding equipment is cost prohibitive. Obviously, you'd have to use custom operators. The lower qulaity forages that are ground still remain "lower quality". I think the original poster was wanting to lower his weather risks associated with putting up quality hay. Silage bales definitely do this. I've made silage bales for 7-8 years now....finally progressing to buying my own used individual bale wrapper...eliminating the hassles of the custom wrapper guys. I still hire the baler man to make the silage bales, but do all wrapping myself. Silage bales are the "poor mans silo", but with current investment costs into the "real silo's" and the associated equipment, I feel the silage bales more than justify the expense. In my operation, round bale silage takes 80% (perhaps more) of the weather hassles out of the equation...giving me in my opinion, 80% better forage as compared to dry baled hay. I say let the cow do the grinding of the hay, but give her better hay.........if at all possible.
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