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Polyethylene Wrap Film for Best Storage of Harvest and Feed
Freshness and cleanliness are what you expect when unsealing feed and agricultural produce storage. But what happened then? Some of the feed turned out to be rotten. Have you used proper materials to store all your crops and feed? If you are already using polyethylene...
Get to Know Legume Fodder for the Health of Your Livestock
Do you know about the term legume? Legume fodder is a food ingredient from the type of nuts. Legumes contain high essential nutrients, useful for the growth and development of livestock. But this time, the legume that we will discuss is feed for livestock. Feed...
Varieties of Green Fodder: Legumes, Grasses & Other Forages Compared
Feed is the foundation of livestock production, supplying both energy and the nutrients animals need to grow, reproduce, and stay healthy. For ruminants such as cattle, buffalo, and sheep, green fodder is the core of the diet, and it comes in far more variety than...
Cereal Fodder for Livestock: Feeding Grains Safely and Avoiding Acidosis
Cereal grains are the densest source of energy a farmer can put in front of livestock. Fed well, they drive growth, milk yield, and finishing performance in a way that forage alone cannot match. Fed carelessly, they cause one of the most common and preventable causes...
Legume Silage: High-Protein Feed and How to Ferment It Successfully
Legumes are the richest source of home-grown protein a livestock farm can produce, and preserving them as legume silage captures that protein for year-round feeding at a fraction of the cost of bought-in concentrates. Beans, peas, lupins, clovers, lucerne, and more...
HDPE Wrap Explained: What Bale Net Wrap Is and Is Not For
HDPE wrap, meaning bale net wrap made from High-Density Polyethylene, is one of the most widely used products in forage handling. But there is a persistent confusion about what it actually does, and getting it wrong leads to spoiled feed. This guide explains what HDPE...
Tear Resistant Wrap, the Best Choice for Farmers in Making Grass Silage
Making fermented feed for livestock requires a wrapper. The wrapper serves to keep the grass moist. Grass or hay with a certain humidity level can be stored for a long time. Thus, livestock feed reserves can be available, even if the availability is reduced. The...
Polyethylene Wrap for the Protection of Your Feed and Hay
Polyethylene wrap is a reliable method to protect your animal feed. So much time and energy to ensure that the stock is enough, it will be unfortunate if the excess feed is not stored correctly. Some farmers keep the leftover quality feed as it is without thinking...
This is How to Dry Feed with Attention to Hay Moisture
Hay is an integral part of the life of livestock and farmers who have pets, such as cows. Hay is used as reserve feed for livestock. The manufacturing process should not be arbitrary. Because the hay is rolled up as a reserve feed, it will be stored for a long time....