Silage effluent is acidic and has a corrosive effect on concrete. As a result, the concrete can deteriorate over time and begin to leak. It is necessary to check silage pits annually for any evidence ...

With grass silage costing £150/t of dry matter to produce, no farm can afford to make mistakes when making, harvesting or clamping the crop. High on that list is how it is covered, and with what, says ...

Surface waste presents a problem from several perspectives. n Loss of valuable fodder, n Labour cost required to remove the waste and dispose of it in the spring n Reduction of silage quality The ...

Concerns have been raised by Farm Contractors Ireland (FCI) and the Health and Safety Authority over potentially dangerous silage pit heights. In a joint statement, they said recent reports of ...