Thank for these detailed tips. Mr Paul can you please compile a list of advantages and disadvantages of the different ways we can store silage for small holder farmers. .. 🎉6 adult cows and 2 heifars
Preserved nappier silage sometimes back but was not that good plus I didn't have the knowledge of how to add maize germ to balance the silage ,but with such practical and elaboration hope I will do better next round.
Kindly advise me me if what am.planning to do will help me. I have bought poly sacks, want to chop ordinary grass from the bush, soak in salty water, let it dry a bit and pack in sacks store it in a dark sealed room. Kindly advise please❤
Why add molasses. Not need for fermentation. The bacteria have enough starch from the added maize bran. So if (plenty of) starch is available and than no sugar is needed. There is no one Europe adding molasses in maize silage, because it is full of starch. The idea of adding maiz germ is a very good one because also the the dry matter content is enlarged. Good for fermentation and good for energy level. Generally good fermentation you get with dry matter contents above 30%. We make a lot of grass silage in Holland and wilt it one or two days from 20% dm till 40% dm. Than we ensile without adding anything. (This is possible because our varieties of grass have enough sugar)
Most farmer still feed see it hard to feed full corn silage to their cows and hence wait till the maize has completely matured for harvest of dry maize and ensile stovers which are less in energy and hence molases is needed. In nappier, starch is low hence adding molases is a good idea. Im maize not needed coz it only adds a minimal energy to the fodder and facilitate remen microbs development
@@Farmwithpaul Showed you video today in Nepal, where all farmer feed loads of ricestraw, which is 'rubbish feed' into my opinion. Want to promote silage making of super napier or (full!) maize in bags
@@halbeklijnstra the best is maize silage full corn. But if you decide to use nappier, ensure to also use a good source of energy like broke maize. Its just not about filling the rumen its about quality feeds for high growth and production
Silage is only to preserve and prevent the nappier from over growing and loosing nutrients. If yiu have to feed fresh first wilt for. Two days to prevet blot
If you start feeding ensure you feed daily. But in cases where you will have to live it for more than two weeks without feeding. Ensure you compact again
Im from India.. Very good information video sir
I can see you are quite knowledgeable. Thanks for sharing it.
Good work
Very enlightening
Inspired
Thank for these detailed tips. Mr Paul can you please compile a list of advantages and disadvantages of the different ways we can store silage for small holder farmers. .. 🎉6 adult cows and 2 heifars
Thanks for the lesson
Interesting
Very educative
Thanks very much for your enlightenment
Thank you for explaining this process.
Guy knows his stuff quite well 👍
Thanks
Thanks l have learned alot been making alot of mistakes
I am lucky,,, I never knew.thanks alot
Can't you make silage from fresh cut super Napier grass, and will it fatten goats and sheep.
Good work bro
Thanks
Thank you dear❤❤
nice work natumana cutting za supper nappier
Thanks
Great lesson. Please list the ingradients stating amounts.
well done hope to join this business very soon
Welcome
Hey paul can u tell us the proportion of grounded corn added?
This amazing bro good one much learned through you
Welcome
Good Job , very informative.
Hi sir Paul im watching from Hongkong.very informative thank you!
Hello to. Welcome
Thanks, next time try making silage of potatoes vines
Great work. Always inspiring. Doing the same on sato. Remember am still looking for heifer and land for lease
Land inakosa watu wanakataa kuachilia.
Molasses and other additive that are important for silage making are__?
Can you make a video on heat stress cattle?
Preserved nappier silage sometimes back but was not that good plus I didn't have the knowledge of how to add maize germ to balance the silage ,but with such practical and elaboration hope I will do better next round.
Hope you do it the right way next time
Kindly advise me me if what am.planning to do will help me. I have bought poly sacks, want to chop ordinary grass from the bush, soak in salty water, let it dry a bit and pack in sacks store it in a dark sealed room. Kindly advise please❤
How many acres of fodder can a cow consume in a year,and how long can fodder stay without going bad
Can i feed it to my pigs!?
Do you feed pigs with silage as well?
Where to buy super naphier
Why add molasses. Not need for fermentation. The bacteria have enough starch from the added maize bran. So if (plenty of) starch is available and than no sugar is needed. There is no one Europe adding molasses in maize silage, because it is full of starch. The idea of adding maiz germ is a very good one because also the the dry matter content is enlarged. Good for fermentation and good for energy level. Generally good fermentation you get with dry matter contents above 30%. We make a lot of grass silage in Holland and wilt it one or two days from 20% dm till 40% dm. Than we ensile without adding anything. (This is possible because our varieties of grass have enough sugar)
Most farmer still feed see it hard to feed full corn silage to their cows and hence wait till the maize has completely matured for harvest of dry maize and ensile stovers which are less in energy and hence molases is needed. In nappier, starch is low hence adding molases is a good idea. Im maize not needed coz it only adds a minimal energy to the fodder and facilitate remen microbs development
@@Farmwithpaul Showed you video today in Nepal, where all farmer feed loads of ricestraw, which is 'rubbish feed' into my opinion. Want to promote silage making of super napier or (full!) maize in bags
@@halbeklijnstra the best is maize silage full corn. But if you decide to use nappier, ensure to also use a good source of energy like broke maize. Its just not about filling the rumen its about quality feeds for high growth and production
@@halbeklijnstra thanks for sharing
Molasses is bad for the animal teeth
When chopping silage stuff which is the better machine to use,is it chuff cutter or a chopper machine?
For maize silage, use chopper for nappier you can use anynof the two
Hi Paul
What is the standard moisture content for good super Napier silage
Less than 60%
I saw one farmer burying the napier grass underground compacting then use the polyythene bags to corver tightly ......
Yes its q method of making silage
Hi Paul
What reason can make the silage lot later after fermentation has properly taken place in the three weeks?
Can be poor compacting that allows air or too much water or pit has a whole poor ratio in cases you are using molases etc
How much maize germ should be used for the silage to have required energy content?
I used 50kg of maize germ in 700kg of nappier
Hi, Mr.Paul how about if i only cut nappier and packed it sack for future use ?
Without ensiling might be a problem or molds but you can enasile without molases for super nappier
@@Farmwithpaul What's "enasile"?
Brother can you tell if its a good idea to feed fresh super napier instead of silage, also what are its pros and cons ?
Silage is only to preserve and prevent the nappier from over growing and loosing nutrients. If yiu have to feed fresh first wilt for. Two days to prevet blot
Hey paul, when adding the energy to the nappier , do you have to add toxic binder to the maize germ??
You can use to avoid risk of molds in the silqge
@@Farmwithpaul perfect
*toxin binder
Is it advisable to silage maize and napier 2gether?
You can but be sure of the best stage of harvest and enaure the nappier its properliy wilted. Coz it can rote
Hey Paul is it ok if i will use transparent bags instead of those black one's?
Yes as long as its above guage 1k
after 21days and you have opened, how long can it stay safe for consumption?Can it rot afterwards?
As long as you continiously feed it will not, if you will have to leave it for somedays without feeding ensure you compact
I don’t have access to molasses in my country. What else can I use ?
With good compaction you can do without molasses
How months can silage stay if properly made
3.5 yrs
Hello Paul, how can I get some the super nappier cuttings?
Yes you can
Please give me your number..i need some cuttings
At what stage should I harvest my super nappier?
1meter -1.5meter
whats the best size to harvest super nappier
For maximum nutrients @1meter
how can it get plastic bag, give contact please
How much mollases do you add? Ratio of mollases to Napier?
Sprinkle to make it slightly wet same way as if spraying crops. Ensure not excessive. N water to molases 3:1
What is the dry matter content of fresh napier and what the dm % of the pre wilden super napier? Greetings from the Netherlands :)
Pre wilted Dm -35%
Fresh 20%
Cp-8% at 1m
How long can your silage stay?
If well preserved can take upto 3.5 yrs
Can this feed be recommend for meat goats??
Yes
How long can i keep my silage after opening the silo or the drum 🛢️ i kept my silage
If you start feeding ensure you feed daily. But in cases where you will have to live it for more than two weeks without feeding. Ensure you compact again
Mr. Paul, greeting from Australia. what is the white powder you are mixing through the Super Napier grass, is it ground corn?
Hello to. Yes its grounded corn as a source of energy
I admire what you are doing, I am helping others who are poor farmers do the same, you inspire so many people, more power to you man.
@@silviofontana5144 nice to here your doing the same. One thing is we never become poor by helping others
How can you provide detailed training for someone Liberia?
We do online training
What is maize Jam?
Remains after grade one maize milling
hi mr paul could wish to start my own farm any piece of advise from you pls
can you sell me like two cows for the start
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Yes you can get
Can you make silage from Hay ?
Hay and silage are methods of preservation
Hello Paul thx so much. I would like u to share ur phone contacts so that I can ask more questions direct
Why dont u remove shoes
To avoid injuries