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Question for the Farmers...
ltcdoty
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They are cutting and grinding up the corn up here in New York State on the Vermont border. A lot of truck traffic. My question is, how much silage do you lose from a truck that doesn't use the cover to protect your product? A times its like a ticker tape parade. I'm use to it living in farm country...it must add up.
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It's mostly leaf pieces that are blowing off the trucks -- not much weight is involved, looks a lot worse than it is.
The newest trick is using round balers behind ensilage choppers, then wrapping the bale in plastic. It will be interesting to see how that works out.
“It's mostly leaf pieces that are blowing off the trucks -- not much weight is involved, looks a lot worse than it is.”
Yepper ,,,,,,, when they dig spuds here the trucks are so full when they turn corners there is always taters in the grass,, 😊
You must live in Idaho😉
Nope, Colorado ,,,,,,,, San Louis Valley raises lots of spuds ,,,,,,, I live north of the Valley, lots of Pinto beans here.
pintos are good too
I need to come get some more
I hate to see my hay blowing out of the hay wagon when going down the road even though it is just small pieces and doesn't amount to much hay
This year especially. Gentleman that cultivates/bales hay off my place was short over 100 round bales this year between his farms and mine. He is in the process of a second cutting on my farm as I type. Typically he just bush hogs in the fall to clear the fields for deer season. This year he is needing to bale it.
"The newest trick is using round balers behind ensilage choppers, then wrapping the bale in plastic. It will be interesting to see how that works out."
Well this is certainly a NEW process I haven't seen before. I've baled wet(as in high moisture) hay/rye/sudan grass and bagged/shrink wrapped the bales. I've seen silage chopped and packed in plastic tubes. I've NOT seen anything close to running corn through a silage chopper into a round baler. Kinda makes me wonder how the bales hold together to be handled the 2-3 times it takes to get them moved and wrapped.
In some areas where corn silage is hauled longer distances, the trucks (especially semi trailers) use net covers on the loads. Having a lot of loose 'blow out' usually indicates the corn is a bit too dry for chopping but doesn't amount to a great loss of product.