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Silage clamp
Some of us may survive on coffee in the morning but cows need a nutritious, constant diet all year around. That's why silage is such an important food source in the winter.
Silage is made by harvesting grass, maize or wholecrop wheat and
storing it in a 'clamp' covered by an airtight plastic sheet,
sometimes using recycled tyres to weigh it down. The crop slowly
ferments to become silage, changing colour from green to brown
during the process.
Some dairy farmers have separate silage clamps for wholecrop
wheat, maize and grass.
Find out what else cows eat.
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