Silage is the product of wilted grass which is then collected
up and baled or ensiled in a pit.
Cutting grass
Here the grass is being
cut with a conditioner mower. It bruises the grass as it
cuts it. The grass is then left to wilt for between 12 -
24 hours.
Storing the grass
Here the
grass is harvested into trailers where it is then taken
to the farm and stored in a bunker and then covered with
plastic sheets and tyres put on top to limit the amount
of air that gets in to stop it going mouldy.
Here the grass is baled by
a round baler then wrapped like cling film to keep in all
the goodness and keep out the air which makes it go
mouldy.
