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The late Keith Bolsen said many times that a key goal of making good silage is sending all workers home safely to their families at the end of each day. To meet this goal, producers must design their facilities and equipment to protect workers and must implement practices to keep workers safe.
This guide is a climate specific extension of the summary article “Dairy Cooling: The Benefits and Strategies” (PDF, 478KB), which describes heat stress, its costs and consequences, and strategies for its mitigation.
Spoilage micro-organisms (yeasts, molds and aerobic bacteria), cause the biggest and most variable loss from silage during storage and feedout. Spoilage micro-organisms need oxygen to do their dirty work.
