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    Silage is forage crops like corn, legumes and grasses that are chopped and stored in towers, pits or trenches to be used as animal feed. Forage should be harvested early to maintain higher protein and lower fiber content. The chopped material needs to be fine enough to pack well and exclude air which helps fermentation occur, producing high quality silage that can be stored for several months under proper conditions.

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    Silage is forage crops like corn, legumes and grasses that are chopped and stored in towers, pits or trenches to be used as animal feed. Forage should be harvested early to maintain higher protein and lower fiber content. The chopped material needs to be fine enough to pack well and exclude air which helps fermentation occur, producing high quality silage that can be stored for several months under proper conditions.

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    Silage is forage crops like corn, legumes and grasses that are chopped and stored in towers, pits or trenches to be used as animal feed. Forage should be harvested early to maintain higher protein and lower fiber content. The chopped material needs to be fine enough to pack well and exclude air which helps fermentation occur, producing high quality silage that can be stored for several months under proper conditions.

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    silage, also called ensilage, forage plants such as corn (maize), legumes, and

    grasses that have been chopped and stored in tower silos, pits, or trenches for
    use as animal feed. Since protein content decreases and fibre content increases
    as the crop matures, forage, like hay, should be harvested in early maturity.
    The green material should be chopped fine enough to assure good packing and
    the exclusion of air from the mass of chopped material. A high moisture
    content in the ensiled material facilitates compaction and the exclusion of air.
    However, excess moisture (above 70 percent) seeps away and carries valuable
    nutrients with it. Excess moisture in the silo may also interfere with the
    fermentation processes that produce the best quality silage. Under proper
    storage conditions the silage ferments slightly and keeps for several months.

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