It discusses the management techniques and design principles that can help a producer use a horizontal silo to its maximum potential. For producers milking more than 100 head or feeding more than 100 head of beef cattle, the cost per ton is less with horizontal silos which usually can be filled and unloaded more quickly than upright silos. On the negative side, horizontal silos can have higher storage losses than tower silos. If, however, horizontal silos are well managed, losses in horizontal silos can be similar to losses experienced in tower silos. Producers who are using horizontal silos for the first time may need to change management practices and learn new management skills.
Horizontal silos are particularly well suited for storing corn silage.
High-moisture corn or grain sorghum ground before storage can be stored in horizontal silos. Quantity discounts are available . Orders from outside the United States must be prepaid in U.S. funds. All major credit cards are accepted.