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2nd Cut Silage -- Pit or Bag

  • 23-08-2010 1:19pm
    #1
    PN14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Quick question my apologies if it has already been asked here previosuly.

    We have 20 acres of 2nd cut silage to do and are trying to decide between putting it in a pit or bagging it. The problem we have is that if it is to go in the pit it will have to go partially on top of the 1st cut silage pit and we are afraid that this might affect the quality of the silage either allready in the pit or that going into the pit now.

    Baled silage would appear the best option but the problem we have with that is that its a few miles from the yard and we have to travel in through two passages which are fairly overgrown and not best suitable for drawing wrapped silage bales out of.

    Last year we did s small area of first cut in silage bags but we drew them home and wrapped at home. This was fine for a small number of bales 30 however at say 8-10 bales for a fairly heavy 2nd cut we would be looking at between 150 -200 bales if we wrapped it all.

    We haven't done 2nd cut silage for a long time at home and was hoping someone here would have some advice. My preference would be to bring the silage home to the pit and put on top of the existing 1st cut. I don't mind the work of taking off tyres etc again but I don't want to affect the quality of the silage as it will primarily be fed to dairy cows.

    Most people around local seem to go all baled silage for second cut. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Dunedin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,447 ✭✭✭Dunedin


    PN14 wrote: »
    Hi Guys,

    8-10 bales for a fairly heavy 2nd cut we would be looking at between 150 -200 bales if we wrapped it all.

    My preference would be to bring the silage home to the pit and put on top of the existing 1st cut. I don't mind the work of taking off tyres etc again but I don't want to affect the quality of the silage as it will primarily be fed to dairy cows.

    .


    No issue at all in regard to quality of silage if you put on top of existing pit just as long as you don't leave it uncovered for any longer than you need to.

    reckon that Pit would be dearer than bags though as 2nd wouldn't be as heavy as first hence why people make bags with 2nd cut.


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