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How to Maximize the Uses of Alfalfa Hay
Feed resources on farms usually require supplements from forages that contain protein, mineral, and energy. However, you don’t have to buy these protein and energy supplements because you can get them from what you wrap in net or plastic such as alfalfa hay. Beef...
Crop Residues: Harvest Residues That Can Still Be Used
Harvesting is a happy time for farmers that leave crop residues. These can be leave, stem, stalk, and anything that is not taken. These things are not the prominent products of the plant. In other words, these are not the reason the plant is cultivated. However, they...
Corn Stalk: Alternative Forage with High Nutritional Value
Farmers usually throw away the corn stalk when harvesting the kernels. However, this part is still beneficial. As one of the most important agricultural products, many countries cultivate it. This plant is versatile and can adapt to many kinds of conditions. Many...
How to Make Wheat Straw Bales and How to Use Them
Wheat farmers are looking forward to harvest time each year. This special moment will be the day when farmers work extra hard where they will reap what they have planted so far with all the phenomena that occur in it. They are not only waiting for the valuable grain...
Grass Straw to Make High Quality Bale
Grass is an abundant material around us as straw for various purposes. Breeders use grass straw as animal feed for extreme seasons such as winter and summer. Then the question arises, why do farmers often make straw bales from grass even though grass is abundant...
Why is High UV Resistance Important in the Livestock Industry?
To optimize the performance and quality of livestock industry components, producers need materials with high UV resistance. However, do you know what UV resistance is and why it is so important? Here comes the amount of information you need. Reasons for the Importance...
Polyethylene Plastic History in Industrial Products
Polyethylene plastic is very often encountered in everyday life in the form of packaging that is transparent, flexible, and strong. Plastic is one of the most common materials we see and use. Plastics are polymers that can be molded into many different shapes. A...
The Characteristics and the Health Benefits of Guinea Grass
Guinea grass is a kind of tall grass originally from Yemen and Africa. From those two places, it is brought to the other tropical areas. This plant is often placed nearby trees. If the tree is big and tall, the grass is underneath it. It tolerates drought. When the...
How Useful Do You Think Crop Residues Can Be?
The period after harvest is the period when crop residues cleaning takes place. You can collect various crop residues such as wheat straw, oat straw, and barley by rolling it and then wrapping it for agricultural purposes. You can make it into animal feed, compost, or...