During the winter, managing the face of silage bunkers is essential.
Following is an excerpt from a recently published Utah State University Cooperative Extension paper entitled Chopping and Storing Quality Corn Silage: “Silo face management is important in managing aerobic deterioration in silage. Loose silage is more porous and allows greater air infiltration, increasing the rate of aerobic growth and growth of molds and yeasts. Maintaining a firm face and cleaning up loose silage that has fallen to the floor of the silo on feedout will help minimize aerobic losses. Keeping an even, clean face on bunker silos is an important management factor.”
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