Bunker Silo/Pile Density Study – Findings & Industry Applications
Bunker Silo/Pile Density Study – Findings & Industry Applications
Bunker Silo/Pile Density Study – Findings & Industry Applications
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Why use tools?<br />
Help in Complicated<br />
Decision Making<br />
Dynamic<br />
Have Competing Related<br />
Investment Needs and Wants?<br />
*Current Operational Bottleneck(s)<br />
-Mowing capacity<br />
-Merging capacity<br />
-Chopping capacity<br />
-Hauling capacity<br />
-”Blading” capacity<br />
-Packing capacity<br />
-Available quality labor<br />
for all above<br />
-Functional silo capacity<br />
What are Short/Long<br />
Term Goals?<br />
*Need to get more storage<br />
out of existing space.<br />
(Pack it in tighter)<br />
*Want to limit DM losses<br />
*Both of the above<br />
Spend Labor<br />
and/or Machinery<br />
Dollars on More<br />
Intensive Packing?<br />
What’s Driving Demand to<br />
Conserve the Most Possible?<br />
*Acres available<br />
*Yield per acre<br />
*Total Herd Forage DM Needs<br />
-Current “steady state”<br />
+ with optimum quality<br />
+ at maximum inclusion rate<br />
+ want/need future expansion<br />
Want to Mitigate Risks<br />
Associated with Mother Nature?<br />
*Are you willing to gamble<br />
on 1 st crop weather window<br />
“length” in days? 2006 was<br />
really only 4 – 5!<br />
*Soil related constraints<br />
under saturated conditions
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