NUTRIPLUS® Silo – Silage Diagnostic

A complete diagnostic of your maize silage

NUTRIPLUS® Silo is a service package within the NUTRIPLUS® Program provided by MAS Seeds® where our experts make a complete diagnosis of your maize silage after opening your silo. It is a real-time decision-making tool to improve practices in silo management.

Increase the nutritional efficiency of your maize silage

Maize is the easiest forage crop to conserve in silage form. Practices for maize silage have changed over the last few years – harvesters and equipment are more efficient and silos can be filled much faster now. The number of tractors making the silo however, has remained stable. As a result, silos can be less compacted leading to dry matter and quality losses.

A good silo management can significantly reduce your losses

Example: A 200 tons dry matter silo that can feed one hundred cows for 5-6 months

% DM losses in the silo (*)5 %10 %20 %
Losses in €1 000 €2 000 €4 000 €
(*) linked to compaction, progress speed, harvest date, cutting

Source: MAS dairy farm network

How does it work?

Your local MAS Seeds® representative validates your service subscription and visits your silo once opened. The diagnostic is done in 2 steps. In the first step, MAS Seeds® expert collects various data, conducts analysis and makes calculations based on your silo data. In the second step a fully customised silo report is created upon which you can better understand the quality value of your silo and how you can improve the next season.

1. Seamless data collection

VISUAL OBSERVATION

Visual observation of the grain cracking quality and presence of mold on the front of the silo allows to see the first quality indicators.

SAMPLING

Measurment of the temperature, and compaction, sampling in several places across the silo helps to acquire deeper analysis.

ANALYSIS

Feed value analysis completed right at your silo thanks to data entered in AgriNIR™*

CALCULATION

Personalized recommendations given along with a printed report focused on how to improve the quality of your forage and adapt your livestock’s diet.

*AgriNIR™* is a portable Near Infrared analyzer for forages which measures moisture, starch, crude protein and many other nutrients, in just seconds.

2. Customized silo report for decision taking

  • Conservation quality
  • Feed value
  • Silo losses
  • Advices on the next silage maize variety decision
  • Harvest time and compaction method
  • Silo management

How can I benefit from NUTRIPLUS® Silo Service?

To learn more about the service and have a MAS Seeds® expert diagnose your silo please contact a local representative in your country.

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Watch our expert explaining NUTRIPLUS® Silo Service

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