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    What is the difference between hay and silage?

    Question #129484. Asked by cornfield. (Feb 12 13 5:32 PM)


    nigil800

    		Hay is used to feed cattle and sheep in the winter while silage is used in the winter. More information about the process to make hay and the process to make silage can be found here: http://braddenvillage.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/whats-the-difference-between-hay-and-sileage/

    Feb 12 13, 5:43 PM
    Lottie1001

    		When hay is made the grass has to be dried first. Silage is made before the grass is dry. Both crops are used as feed for livestock during the winter months when they cannot graze the fields.

    http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/hay_making.cfm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay
    http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/silage_making.cfm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silage

    Feb 12 13, 10:56 PM
    Lottie1001

    		Here's a comparison of the two:-

    http://www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/conservation/crpoptions/harvesthay.aspx

    Feb 12 13, 11:03 PM

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