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12th July 2014

Three years ago we sowed 50 acres of grass for herbage seed.  The yields have not been good and the first two years made a loss.   Rather than take a third consecutive loss on the seed crop, Laurence made the decision five days ago to get contractors in to make grass silage instead. 

After grass silaging, 30 acres will be ploughed and cultivated to grow lucerne.

First the grass is mown

Rowing up the grass ready for the forage harvester

The forage harvester and three tractors and trailers arrive in Homefield

A series of tines lift the mown grass into the forage harvester which chops the grass into fine pieces and blows it into a trailer which travels alongside the harvester.

The team of tractors and trailers rotate and move into position seamlessly

The silage is transported to the storage clamp, compressed and sheeted to reduce oxygen within the crop.