Today we shipped 5,556 gallons of milk and had one new bull calf. This will be my last post for the week as I will be traveling to Nebraska. Posts will resume the following week so please catch up on my other content while I am away. 😁
Monday, June 12, 2023
Silage Talk
At our farm we feed the cows silage. Silage can be any combination of ingredients and ours in particular is corn silage mixed with grass haylage. Periodically we will collect samples from our silage to test it for quality and any potential contaminants. Storing silage is a tricky process, and as you can see from the photographs below the silage behind me is packed super tight and very tall! This was all done with a tractor to ensure the silage was packed evenly throughout. Packing silage is very important because we want to try and remove as much oxygen as possible in order to prevent unwanted microorganisms from processing the nutrients and spoiling the feed. Today we took several samples of our silage and sent it out t be tested for potential toxins to ensure that we are giving our cows the best possible feed!
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