Silage was FARMING Katja/tractors/hay/nature/soil

[Guest guest]

Helen,

My biggest problem with silage is the seed used. Field corn has been

hybridized and genetically engineered from the original seeds for more ear

production, more, altered carbs, pest, disease control because of the

problems created from overuse. Silage from an open pollinated corn would

have the " slow food " carbohydrates mentioned. Silage is a fermented,

predigested still pretty much green food, ground up field corn, stalks and

ears.Useful along with hay in winter to keep body weight constant. Silage is

closer to body temperature being still warm which means the cow or beef

eating it has to use less energy in winter to digest. The Inuit never ate

snow as body heat goes to stomach to bring cold to body temp for digestion.

> What about silage? How would you rate this compared to hay and pasture?

> What exactly is it apart from a smelly gunk?

Wanita

[Guest guest]

though around here we also use what's called " haylage " - which is silage

made out of hay. instead of baling it, they chop it and put it in those big

white plastic marshmallow bags, and it ferments just like the corn stuff,

but it's just good green hay. yum.

At 09:38 AM 2/3/2004, you wrote:

>Helen,

>

>My biggest problem with silage is the seed used. Field corn has been

>hybridized and genetically engineered from the original seeds for more ear

>production, more, altered carbs, pest, disease control because of the

>problems created from overuse. Silage from an open pollinated corn would

>have the " slow food " carbohydrates mentioned. Silage is a fermented,

>predigested still pretty much green food, ground up field corn, stalks and

>ears.Useful along with hay in winter to keep body weight constant. Silage is

>closer to body temperature being still warm which means the cow or beef

>eating it has to use less energy in winter to digest. The Inuit never ate

>snow as body heat goes to stomach to bring cold to body temp for digestion.

>

> > What about silage? How would you rate this compared to hay and pasture?

> > What exactly is it apart from a smelly gunk?

>

>Wanita

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Katja,

From what I've heard haylage is used quite a bit by dairy farmers down here.

Wanita

> though around here we also use what's called " haylage " - which is silage

> made out of hay. instead of baling it, they chop it and put it in those

big

> white plastic marshmallow bags, and it ferments just like the corn stuff,

> but it's just good green hay. yum.