Faming. Saturday. May ». 1992
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Meeting
at its national headquarters in
Washington, D.C., the executive
committee of the National Grange
recently unveiled a plan to address
the problem of over-accumulation
of dairy products under the
government’s price support
program.
The Grange’s proposal is
designed to reduce government
outlays for the purchase of surplus
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SUBJECT: CAVE MOLD IN FORAGES
CAUSES: ★ Center Filling
★ Large Dome Area
★ Hatches Not Properly Sealed
★ Uneven Distribution
★ Type Of Unloader System
EFFECT: Center filling with forages results in particle separation
(heavier particles in middle - leaves to the outside) and con
sequently uneven compaction The hard core in the middle is very
dense but, the outside areas are fluffy Since the angle of repose
of forages can be 45 to 60 degrees, many times the top of the pile
will slide off causing random hard spots in the mass Air can
readily travel thru the lighter, fluffy compacted areas during and
after filling, especially in larger diameter structures Air can
actually be trapped in these less dense areas, resulting in higher
heating and/or extended fermentation of the forages evidenced
by targe waffers of white mold
Because the particles are arranged m such a steep angle (45-60
degrees) the dome formed by the unloading action follows the
angle of the placement, resulting in a high steep sided dome and
in some instances a hole clear thru to the top of the mass, called
donating, will occur Some unloaders actually pull air back into
the dome area because of the revolving action of their carry out
device
The whirling action of other types of unloaders will invariably suck
air back into the dome Depending on how long you run the
unloader, ho*large the dome area and how well the hatches are
sealed will determine the amount of cave mold formed Since air
will readily travel thru light compacted forages, further damage to
the dry matter and subsequent nutrients may not be physical
evident
SOLUTION: The use of a circular action distributor during filling gives you an even, more dense compaction
of the total mass, greater air exclusion, minimal particle separation and flatter particle placement The
results are more tons in your structure, no wafer mold, a very low profile dome area and in reality “fresh"
smelling feed
Usea Laidig9Bor 198 allows you to unload the more dense packed, distributor filled structure
Actually the unloaders work better in a distributor filled structure because the evenly compacted mass is
easier to control In addition, the conveying action of the Laidig is one direction, always toward the feed
bunk In conclusion, the Sealstor/Laidig system provides you with more effective use of the storage space,
greater exclusion of air - both at the time of filling and unloading (better control of fermentation) and more
consistent, positive unloading of your top quality forages
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SALES MANAGER
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SALESMEN
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National Grange unveils dairy plan
dairy products by offering dairy
farmers incentives to reduce
production and penalties for in
creasing the size of milking herds.
The plan is patterned after the
Grange’s National Excess Base
Plan, first formulated in 1959.
Edward Andersen, Master of the
National Grange, said, "The
farmer will not have an assigned
base or market quota that would
acquire a capital value. Through a
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system of production incentives
and penalties, each farmer would
determine the amount of milk he or
she wishes to produce for the
market price of |13.10 per hun
dredweight.”
Andersen said the Grange will
support a five cent per hun
dredweight mandatory
assessment on all milk marketed
in the country. The check-off would
be used to promote basic
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manufactured dairy products,
emphasizing those products which
have been purchased by the
Commodity Credit Corporaton
under the current price support
plan.
“Per capita consumption of
dairy products has declined in
recent years,” said Andersen. “A
new producer-financed market
research and promotion program
must be part of any self help dairy
program,” he continued.
According to Andersen, the
Grange program is designed not
only to address the current over
production in the dairy sector, but
will also provide flexibility to
assure an adequate supply of dairy
products under more normal
market conditions.
“This plan will protect the
producers’ market share without
causing undue hardships on
anyone who wants to begin dairy
farming,” Andersen noted.
The Grange’s plan also in
corporates provisions of the the
Grange’s National Excess Base
Plan with the proposal adopted by
the National Milk Producers
Federation. The following items
were incorporated in the NMPF
plan m order to meet the objectives
of Grange Policy:
New Producers Recognizing
that any program must allow new
producers to enter dairy
production, the Grange sugggests
that until demand of dairy
products is within 2 percent of
supply, new producers would
receive the full price support on 60
percent of their production.
The remaining 40 percent would
receive the reduced support price.
This 60/40 rate would apply during
the farmer’s first year of
production only.
Increased production penalties
To eliminate any incentive for
producers to increase production,
the Grange submits the following
proposal. Until the National Dairy
Board determines that demand is
within 2 percent of supply, any
producer who increases his or her
production over the amount
produced in the same quarter of
the previous year shall receive a .
percentage price reduction equal
to the national average percentage
reduction plus a reduction equal to
the amount of his or her increased
production for that quarter.
Reduced production incentive
To encourage producers to cut
back on production, the Grange
suggests that any dairy producer
who can prove that he or she has
decreased production below that of
the corresponding period of the
previous year, may file for a
rebate of his or her surplus
production assessment.
Furthermore, if a producer can
prove that his or her annual
production in the year of enact
ment of this program is below that
of the previous year, including any
national average percentage
reduction, she or he shall be
exempt from the national surplus
assessment.
National milk standard revision
The grange endorses the
following increases in minimum
national standards: Whole milk
3.5 percent butterfat, 8.7 percent
sohds-not-fat; Low fat 2 percent
butterfat, 10 percent SNF; Nonfat
.25 percent butterfat, 9 percent
SNF.
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