Versa Bagging Uses
Learn about the different kinds of feeds, crops, and other storage products handled by Versa.
Alfalfa, Clover, Grass
Bagging alfalfa can eliminate the need to feed dry hay because it contains a higher percentage of dry matter. Alfalfa, clover, and grass breeds are cut approximately every 26 to 30 days.
Legumes are cut at two inches and below, wilted to 60-70% moisture, and fermented to a low stable PH value. Legumes are richer in proteins than cereal grains.
Milo, Sudangrass, Hybrids
Sorghum varieties are a warm weather crop known for its drought tolerance and high quality feed mix for dairy and beef cattle.
Sorghum varieties maintain high nutritional value as silage when head-chopped or whole-plant chopped at moisture levels similar to corn (maize).
Wheat, Barley, Triticale, Oats
Harvesting these grains ‘in the boot’ of maturity provides a higher, nutritive, and digestible silage. Harvesting these grains at a later maturity provides more dry matter and less energy.
These cereal grains can be head-chopped and fed as a concentrate replacing nearly pound per pound of dry grain.
Corn Silage, Earlage, High-Moisture Shelled Corn
Corn silage Corn silage is best harvested at nearly full dent. Fermentation is optimal at 60-70% moisture with a cut length of about 3/4 inch chop.
Earlage is the whole cob chopped finely between 32-40% moisture.
High-moisture shelled corn is combined at 28% moisture or below and feeds nearly pound per pound of dry corn.
Fruit/Vegetable Byproducts, Agricultural Crops, Organic Waste
Biofuels are dry or wet herbaceous crops or byproducts ensiled or stored in bags to retain nutrients for methane production and rich fertilizer.
By bagging biofuel products, the nutrients are saved for converting biomass into energy.
Brewers Grain, Culled Vegetable Crops, Cotton Seed, Sawdust Shavings
Bagging is a widely used system for storing and keeping a variety of cull products including beet pulp, orange peel, sweet corn and potatoes.
Bagging is also used for dry storing commodities such as cotton seed, sawdust bedding, and the like.