{"id":10454,"date":"2026-04-30T11:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.absglobal.com\/uk\/?p=10454"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:17:24","slug":"top-tips-to-help-you-make-great-silage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absglobal.com\/uk\/top-tips-to-help-you-make-great-silage\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips to help you make great silage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure you grow <strong>good quality, nutritious forage crops<\/strong>. The resulting silage quality will depend directly on what you grow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Apply the correct amount of fertiliser<\/strong> and take account of nutrients added in the form of slurry and FYM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure grass fields are <strong>free of ruts<\/strong>, loose stones, and molehills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Be flexible<\/strong> regarding a cutting date. Cut when the crop is ready, sugars are high, nitrogen is low and the weather is likely to be good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure your contractor <strong>knows your intentions<\/strong> \u2013 including the use of an additive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cut the crop when it is dry<\/strong> and the weather forecast is good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>With grass, leave the swath as wide as possible<\/strong> or ted straight away to promote a fast wilt, reducing moisture and increasing sugar concentrations. Leave at least three inches of grass post cutting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use Powerstart or Acti-Maize<\/strong> additive to suit your requirements ensuring a fast, lactic fermentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The clamp needs to be filled fast at silage making time, making sure there are no air pockets. Roll as you fill and <strong>minimise the length of time the silage is exposed to air.<\/strong> Completely seal the clamp so that the lactic acid fermentation can begin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once open, the face should be crossed within four days. <strong>A block cutter or shear grab should be used<\/strong> and only silage that will be fed that day should be removed from the clamp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Powerstart silage additive can help drive a faster, more efficient fermentation, supporting better nutrient preservation, you can now order online:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absshop.online\/shop\/p\/powerstart-instant\">Buy Powerstart online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerstart silage additive can help drive a faster, more efficient fermentation, supporting better nutrient preservation, you can now order online:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9684,"featured_media":10459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":"[]"},"categories":[977],"tags":[],"abs_type":[],"abs_industry":[54,57],"class_list":["post-10454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-silage-additive","abs_industry-beef","abs_industry-dairy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.6 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top tips to help you make great silage - ABS Global UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maximise your forage quality with the right silage additive. 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