A simple calculation will give you the tonnage of silage available in your pit.
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Take measurements in feet and multiply the length by the width by the height. Divide the final figure by 45. Where the silage is single-chopped, divide by 50 as silage will not be as compacted.
Alternatively, assume that poor-, average- or good-yielding first-cut silage will produce seven, eight or nine tonnes per acre, respectively. With second cut, assume three, four or five tonnes per acre for poor, average or good-yielding crops. It must be stressed that getting the measuring tape out is a far more accurate method for quantifying what’s in the clamp.
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Take measurements in feet and multiply the length by the width by the height. Divide the final figure by 45. Where the silage is single-chopped, divide by 50 as silage will not be as compacted.
Alternatively, assume that poor-, average- or good-yielding first-cut silage will produce seven, eight or nine tonnes per acre, respectively. With second cut, assume three, four or five tonnes per acre for poor, average or good-yielding crops. It must be stressed that getting the measuring tape out is a far more accurate method for quantifying what’s in the clamp.
Now are you ready to use this information for accurate winter fodder budgeting? Click here to read more.
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