Saturday, August 23, 2008

Weight Uniformity...and FAST!

As you can see, the Secure Covers provide an easy and effective means to keeping the pressure on each square foot of your bunker or pile. This uniformity of pressure is key to providing the right conditions for proper fermentation.

Check out this article from the University of Wisconsin.


It was written byR. D. Shaver. He is a Professor and Extension Dairy Nutritionist.

Exerpt from http://www.wisc.edu/dysci/uwex/nutritn/pubs/cshvst.PDF

"Bunker silos should be filled rapidly and quickly covered with uniformly weighted plastic. Silo covering is important to reduce loss of DM and quality in the top layers of silage. Special care should be taken when weighting the plastic to prevent billowing and the creation of a wind tunnel under the plastic. Also, care should be taken to avoid introducing soil into the feed during filling."

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