precision ag in hay production
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Precision Ag in Hay Production. Brian Sheffield SOIL 4213. Types of Hay Production . Silage- Fodder prepared by storing and fermenting green forage plants Dry Hay- Biomass that is cut, dried down naturally, wrapped in bales, and stored off field. Outline. Silage - Early s ilaging - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Precision Ag in Hay Production
Brian SheffieldSOIL 4213
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Types of Hay Production
Silage-Fodder prepared by storing and fermenting green forage plants
Dry Hay-Biomass that is cut, dried down naturally, wrapped in bales, and stored off field
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Outline Silage
-Early silaging-Modern silaging-Silage storage-Silage and precision
Dry Hay-Early haying-Modern haying-Storage-Dry hay and precision
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Silage Crops Used for Silage
-Corn-Grain Sorghums-Oats-Alfalfa-Bermudagrass-Wheat
Biomass should be chopped fine
Moisture should be approximately 65%
No oxygen should be present in silage pile
Harvested after corn kernels are dented
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Early Silaging Very labor intensive Required more
manpower Needed silo for storage
of silage
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Modern Silaging Less manpower More efficient Higher yields Cover more acres
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Silage Storage Silage bunkers Silage bags Silage piles Silos Round bale silage
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Silage and Precision Automatic Length of
Cut (AutoLOC)-adjust cutting size according to moisture content
Harvest Monitor via Greenstar 2-plots productivity, area cut, crop mass, yield, moisture
Deere.com
Harvest Doc-monitor yield and moisture measurements while harvesting
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Silage and Precision RowTrak II Guidance-
helps achieve greater productivity and higher operating speeds.
Auto-Steer-steers rear wheels automatically to help reduce operator fatigue
Deere.com
HarvestLab-gives the ability to measure moisture on the go
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Outline Silage
-Early silaging-Modern silaging-Silage storage-Silage and precision
Dry Hay-Early haying-Modern haying-Storage-Dry hay and precision
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Dry Hay Crops used for dry hay
-Alfalfa-Bermudagrass-Wheat-Corn Stover-Prairie Hay-Soybeans-Pasture
After being cut, needs a dry down period
Moisture content around 15-30%; high moisture will cause mold
Raked into rows to further enhance dry down period
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Early Haying Hay was cut with scythes
Hay was grouped into bundles
Very labor intensive
First round baler; AC Roto-Baler, circa 1947
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Modern Haying More efficient Greater coverage of
acres per day Less manpower More efficient
equipment; reduced loss
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Modern Haying
Mowing Types-Front/Rear mount-Twin rear mount-Side pull-Center pivot-Drum mowers-Rotary-Sickle bar
Storage Round bales
-Twine and net wrap Square bales; large and
small-Twine and wire
Silage round bales Ag wrap
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Storagehttp://www.agnation.com/ag_wrap_bale_wrappers.htm
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Dry Hay and Precision BaleTrak Plus Monitor-
Monitors and controls all baler functions; reduces operator fatigue
Auto-Trac-Higher pass efficiency, reduces operator fatigue
Deere.com
MegaWide Pick-Up-Higher baling speeds, minimum crop loss, preserves crop quality
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