Case study: Constructing silage pits for storing fodder reserves
Channel: Local Land Services NSW
Date: 2021-05-19

Alistair Donaldson’s forward-thinking and his philosophy of having a long
term insurance plan for the future certainly helped his farming enterprise
survive the recent drought.

His drought management strategy involved creating a fodder reserve
by growing and baling a cereal crop which he then stored as silage in an
underground pit. This cache could then be used to feed stock in the future
when dry conditions and lack of feed created the need for supplementary
feeding of his cattle.