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Silage

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

/ˈsaɪlɪdʒ/nounCommon term

In agriculture, silage means: Green fodder such as maize or grass that is chopped, packed tightly and stored without air, so that it ferments and keeps as feed for months.

In Turkish: silaj

How it is used

A basic feed on dairy and beef farms. Farmers make or ensile silage, cover the pile with plastic and judge it by dry matter, smell and color. Maize silage is the most common type in Turkey.

Example sentences

  1. We harvest the maize for silage when the grain reaches the milk line halfway.

  2. Poorly packed silage spoils quickly once the pit is opened.

Common collocations

  • maize silage
  • grass silage
  • make silage
  • silage pit
  • silage quality
  • siloA tall tower, bin or pit used to store grain in bulk, or to store chopped green crops as silage.
  • foragePlant material such as grass, hay, alfalfa or silage that grazing animals eat, either in the field or after it has been cut and stored.
  • feedFood given to farm animals, such as hay, silage, grain or manufactured mixtures, chosen to meet their nutritional needs.
  • dairy farmA farm that keeps cows, or sometimes goats, sheep or buffalo, mainly to produce milk for sale.
  • balerA machine that picks up cut hay, straw or forage from the field and presses it into tight, tied bundles called bales.

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