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Faunsdale, AL | the biggest thing that determines whether you will see a benefit from the processor is the stage of GRAIN maturity you chop your silage at. If your varieties and chopping schedule result in chopping corn that has little to no milk line left, then you (your custmers) will benefit from processing it. If you chop early, 1/2 milk line or so and high moisture, maybe no benefit. Problem is those situations that arise sometimes when you need to chop some that is too dry. Doesn't take too many acres of that stuff to make a processor worth it.
I would see if your customers will pay more for chopping with processed silage (they should) and that will pay for the unit and you'll have it for your own use too.
We went through that here, seems like many varieties these days have improved "dry down" and "stay green" traits which make it hard to get whole plant moisture right for upright silos while still chopping with milk left in the kernels. We feed dairy cows by the way. | |
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Kernel processor, Is it nesesery for silage fed to beef cattle?
