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Guideline for silage making

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Making Maize silage

3. Stage of harvesting maize fodder for silage

4. Estimating the dry matter on the stem

5. Chopping

6. Location of the pit

7. Transportation

8. Filling of the Silo: Pit / clamp / bag

9. Silage pit dimensions and location

10. Compacting

11. Sealing

12. Covering with soil

13. Covering with soil Cont...

14. Silage making in transportable bales

15. Fermentation

16. Feed Out

17. Feed Out Cont...

18. Feeding