Forage Storage
Today's modern farmer faces more challenges than ever before and needs as much help as possible in order to successfully manage the farming operation. One of the key components of successful farming is finding the best structure and system for forage storage.
After the farmer has out-witted Mother Nature and has grown a bountiful and healthy crop, he must make sure he can harvest the crop and maintain dry forage storage. Finding the best structure for your forage storage will help prevent respiration of the harvest on a microbial level which is destructive to the forage. This respiration results in dry matter loss as well as a significant reduction in the quality of the harvest. Studies have identified that the dry matter lost during storage destroys the most nutritious parts of the hay. In turn, the hay quality is affected and the result is a decrease in potential intake and digestibility.
Typically, Harvestore's systems protect your forage storage so that animal feed loss is less than 5 percent which in turn provides higher protein content and spoilage prevention.
Forage Storage Losses, Guidelines1
Oxygen-limiting (Harvestore) 3% to 8%
Concrete Tower 5% to 15%
Bunker - Covered 12% to 25%
Stack - Open 20% to 40%
1Kansas State University, K. Bolsen
Contact Harvestore today and let us help you determine the best forage storage system to help protect your harvest and ensure high-quality feed.
