Crop crimping: Delivering weather resilience for livestock feed

With the unpredictable climate putting feed stocks under pressure, crimping cereals could be worth a look

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Processed cereals can be ensiled in a bagging system as shown or a clean silage clamp
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Processed cereals can be ensiled in a bagging system as shown or a clean silage clamp

Crimped cereals offer a useful means for farms to use home or locally produced grain to feed livestock without the need for specialist drying and storage facilities. Crops for crimping are cut at an earlier...

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