Hay and silage making pdf

11. To cut the grasses a machine is used which is called mower. It is the first step in making of hay. Mowing is done in the morning. It can be at the end of the day when the grass is drier. So that it can increase the energy level of the forage by capturing some of the sugars. Forage Soybeans for Grazing, Hay, and Silage. 3. soybean variety for grazing, hay, or silage production. It . has good resistance to southern root-knot nematode and pod and stem blight. It is presently being used by dairy and beef cattle producers and—to a limited extent—by wildlife enthusiasts. Seed of this variety are available by contacting Silage is fodder that is developed when fresh herbage, that contains sufficient water soluble sugar (WS) content, is fermented in ^air tight (or anaerobic) conditions until enough acidity to keep the forage from rotting, is produced by sugar fermenting bacteria that occur naturally on the surface of the forage (epiphytic bacteria). The two main process to preserve forages or dairy and beef cattle, are hay silage-making. When making hay, we are drying the material, usually in the field, to a moisture level of about 12 to 18%. First a malt at optimal maturity. The wider the swath, the faster the hay will dry. Then, as the hay starts drying in the sun, and reaches about 40 qualities of field-cured hay, many investigators seriously turned to silage as the best means for saving forage crops. The fact, too, that properly made silage has been found superior to the best hay in content of carotene has stimulated interest in the making of silage. Silage has been made successfully from hay crops in a variety of ways for economic loss from rainfall for a particular hay crop can range from minimal to over 100 percent, if the forage has to be chopped back onto the field. However, based on previous research studies and applied management practices, we can categorize factors that increase our risk of cutting hay when the weather forecast is somewhat less than perfect. Silage making is less dependent than hay-making on good weather conditions and can be extended to a great variety of forage crops (corn, sorghum, immature cereal grains, etc.) and locally available agro-industrial by products (sugar beet pulp, brewers grain, etc.). Actually, the practice of silage making evolved in parallel with the Strategies for Hay Harvesting • Cutting -Avoid the "hair-cut" look with high hay yields -Cutting closer than 3" will reduce stand life, increase weeds and lower long-term hay yields -Regrowth will be slower when cut too low, reducing regrowth cutting yields -For best grass regrowth, sustain plant health, It's being made into feed, not being sold for grain, and the animals aren't going to judge if they find a tiny bit of wild buckwheat in with the rest of the feed. 3. Cut the crop into swaths. Unlike with making haylage, the best machine to use to cut a crop with is a swather, not a hay mower. Hay and Silage Making: Dos4 Hay Silage • The best quality hay is prepared from thin stem cultivated fodder crops like Lucerne, Oats, and Sweet Sudan Grass during hot and dry summer months from March to May.Some perennial pasture grasses like Guinea grass, Rhodes grass, Anjan / Dhaman grass, and Blue panic grass are also suitable for hay making. Several types of additives are available that can be used for silage making. Additives can help in every phase of silage making. Nevertheless, good harvesting practices are the main drivers of s