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Silage effluent and straw

  • 07-06-2017 8:49am
    #1
    Green&Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭


    My father is proposing throwing straw under the silage pit this year to soak up the effluent. TBH he's solving a problem we don't have. But has anyone heard of this been done and is it effective?


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  • #2
    _Brian
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    I've heard of it being done, but I heard it made little to no difference.


  • #3
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    _Brian wrote: »
    I've heard of it being done, but I heard it made little to no difference.

    I seen it been done. the theory is the liquid can escape without the pit moving and splitting I was told.

    it was in summer 2003 very wet year


  • #4
    The part time boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 610 ✭✭✭The part time boy


    I used to do that ! But not by design . More laziness

    Used to have a indoor sillage pit that I used to store straw in once pit was gone . When all bails were gone I said I won't clean it out the loose straw can soak the effluent .

    Don't think it made any difference tbh


  • #5
    ferg44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16 ✭ferg44


    Be v careful... You still need to SHOW you are collecting the effluent in a safe manner , otherwise a 20% penalty !
    Cant see a bit a of straw underneath being accepted , department lads will want to see how it goes into a tank.. and if anything does get to a stream you're in right trouble ..no way is it worth the risk


  • #6
    Zr105
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Zr105


    Green&Red wrote: »
    My father is proposing throwing straw under the silage pit this year to soak up the effluent. TBH he's solving a problem we don't have. But has anyone heard of this been done and is it effective?

    I pushed maize into a pit that had been given a good layer of straw first, I can't see it being of much help as I lifted some of it when I was tidying up the front of the pit and it was completely sodden and was already breaking up,


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  • #7
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    Zr105 wrote: »
    I pushed maize into a pit that had been given a good layer of straw first, I can't see it being of much help as I lifted some of it when I was tidying up the front of the pit and it was completely sodden and was already breaking up,

    I was told that straw was to allow the liquids away to a collection tank not to soak it up. By allowing the fluids away the pit wount split


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