Patent ID: 11882796
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An arrangement for silaging harvested crops, the arrangement comprising:
a silo for receiving silage, the silage including shredded foliage plants;
wherein the silo includes a base and a seal covering the base such that fermentation of the silage may occur;
a valve controllable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the valve is configured to introduce an inert gas into the silo when disposed in the open position to flush the silage with the inert gas after an aerobic phase of fermentation is substantially complete; and
a first sensor configured to detect the end of the aerobic phase of the fermentation of the silage in the silo, the first sensor coupled to a computer that is operable to control the valve between the open position and the closed position when the end of the aerobic phase of the fermentation of the silage is detected.