HOME ABOUT US FEED DIVISIONS TECHNICAL SALES QUALITY SERVICES NEWS CONTACT Winter Feeding – Silage Testing Silage is one of the core sources of feeding nutrition in a farming enterprise. Silage quality is dependable on vast amounts of elements in production, harvesting and storage. Having good silage quality is key to good animal performance, reducing winter feed costs and increasing profitability during the housing period. Grass silage is the basis of most winter feeding systems and expected animal performance is largely dependent on the adequate intake of good quality silage. The level of concentrates fed on your farm is dependent on the quality of your silage. Knowing your silage quality is an important step in planning your winter feeding program to achieve cost effective results. Conditions this year have been less favorable with high levels of rainfall and windows of opportunity to harvest been less than desirable. Key composition elements like Crude protein and Dry matter may be low which in turn effect intakes and reduced performance. Knowing your silage quality is a critical first step in planning for winter requirements to achieve performance and extend fodder stocks. 4 POINT PLAN TO AVOID PROBLEMS LATER 1 Assess the quality of your fodder 2 Calculate winter forage stock. 3 Calculate winter forage needs 4 Decide on options available Price of by products should be considered on a DM basis only. Good storage and handling facilities are vital. Increased labor and machinery costs. Simple blends of straights much more cost effective at present Corby Rock Mill offers a silage analysis service in conjunction with AFBI Hillsborough, who have a specialised laboratory and system for testing silage. This service is free to all Corby Rock customers and upon request of silage to be tested, a sales representative will call to your farm and take the required silage samples to be tested. Once tested, a detailed report will be submitted by AFBI describing a comprehensive and detailed breakdown of the silage, showing essential information to create an effective feeding programme. To request a silage test please make a request below: Enter the equation result to proceed 26 - 1 = ? Submit © Copyright Corby Rock Mill Ltd 2021 For All our terms & conditions along with our GDPR compliance please follow to our TCS page T&C’s GDPR

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