B2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 29,1980
Agronomist sees new approaches
HERSHEY - Modern
production technology has
resulted in much higher
alfalfa hay yields in
Wisconsin according to
Dwayne Rohweder,
University of Wisconsin’s
extension forage
agronomist.
“However, the use of this
unproved technology has
also caused hay surplus
which can’t be absorbed
through present hay market
facihties,” Rohweder said,
“so we’ve developed new
approaches to market this
hay.”
Silage to continue important as feed
HERSHEY - The
production of silage as an
important source of
livestock feed will continue
in the 1980’s with few
changes from the practices
ofthel97o’s.
Improvements in struc
tures and equipment will
take place, and some
changes in management of
facilities will be needed, said
Roger Grout, Extension
agricultural engineer at
Penn State.
The new item for silage
packages is the use of a
pressing machine to push
silage into a king-sized
More forage additives
HERSHEY During the
1980’s, fanners will make
increasing use of chemical
additives and preservatives
in their forage program.
This prediction was made
by S. J. Hartung, manager of
factory marketing for Deere
Company, at the 20th An
niversary Forage Con
ference held this week in
Hershey
“The economics must be
proven, but the digestibility
of roughages such as straw
and low quality hay can be
considerably unproved by
treatment with chemicals
such as ammonia or sodium
hydroxide,” Hartung em
phasized
The Deere Company of
ficial stated that we may
even now be seeing the
beginning of a trend to use
chemicals in the field to
maintain or improve the
quality of the harvested
crop.
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As a result of a recent hay
marketing study in
Wisconsin, we’ve been able
to characterize the hay
market in Wisconsin,
Rohweder continued.
For example, major hay
sources were crop and dairy
farms wtule the greatest
share of hay sold was by in
state and out-of-state dairy
persons. Nearly three
fourths of the hay bought
was from storage and 90
percent was shipped by
truck.
Furthermore, 75 percent
of the dealers’ hay was r^'d
plastic bag. These bags are
eight feet in diameter and
100 feet long, holding about
100 tons of silage.
“Preliminary trials in
dicate excellent preser
vation of silage. At Penn
State, the silage in bags has
stayed at a temperature of
about 90*F. to give good
retention of crop quality and
availability of protein,” the
agricultural engineer points
out.
He notes that with any
system, bagging has some
problems. At present,
feeding and handling silage
out of the bags has not been
Organic acids and
anhydrous ammonia are
already used to safely bale
partially cured hay. This
reduces leaf loss and results
in higher quality.
“We have known for years
that freshly cut alfalfa can
be squeezed to release high
protein juices. When
processed, these juices
become a high protein
concentrate that can be fed
to animals or consumed by
humans,” he said.
Some people have
speculated that alfalfa juice
may be handled similar to
the way bulk milk is handled
today.
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The study also revealed
that dealers identified color
as the major factor in
fluencing price, followed by
maturity. On the other hand,
farmers bought hay ac
cording to its leafiness,
percent legume, and
maturity.
One of the programs
developed to bring hay
producers and buyers
together during an
emergency was the
perfected. There has been
considerable damage to the
plastic bags by farm
animals, people, and
rodents, with resulting
spoilage.
“The filled bags are too
large to be moved, so silage
removal is carried out by
cutting away the plastic bag,
using a tractor scoop for
loading,” Grout emphasized.
It is desirable to fill the
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This project initiated a
computer network facility in
county extension offices
throughout the state of
Wisconsin, Rohweder
reported.
Hay purchase practices of
the College of Agricultural
and Life Sciences -
University of Wisconsm-
Madison - were also revised
this year, the specialist
noted.
Two hay grades from the
American Forage and
Grassland Council hay
standards are currently
being used. Bids are let
quarterly and are based on
chemical specificiations for
each grade. A premium and
discount system is used to
reward improved quality.
New hay grades and new
methods to reduce bulk and
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been used to improve hay
purchase programs, Roh
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