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  2. Total mixed ration - Wikipedia

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    Forage analysis is necessary and should include dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber, calcium and phosphorus. TMR can be used effectively by many dairy farmers, but it is not a substitute for good management. In fact, the intensity of management may be increased.

  3. Forage harvester - Wikipedia

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    Forage harvesters can be implements attached to a tractor, [4] or they can be self-propelled units. In either configuration, they comprise a drum (cutterhead) or a flywheel [5] with a number of knives fixed to it that chops and blows the silage out of a chute of the harvester into a wagon that is either connected to the harvester or to another vehicle driving alongside.

  4. Silage - Wikipedia

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    The favourable results obtained in the US led to the introduction of the system in the United Kingdom, where Thomas Kirby first introduced the process for British dairy herds. [6] The modern silage preserved with acid and by preventing contact with air was invented by Finnish academic and professor of chemistry Artturi Ilmari Virtanen. Virtanen ...

  5. Silo - Wikipedia

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    Once silage has entered the conveyor system, it can be handled by either manual or automatic distribution systems. The simplest manual distribution system uses a sliding metal platform under the pickup channel. When slid open, the forage drops through the open hole and down a chute into a wagon, wheelbarrow, or open pile.

  6. Strip farming - Wikipedia

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    The most common crop choices for strip cropping are closely sown crops such as hay, wheat, or other forages which are alternated with strips of row crops, such as corn, soybeans, cotton, or sugar beets. [1] The forages serve primarily as cover crops. In certain systems, strips in particularly-eroded areas are used to grow permanent protective ...

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    6. Music playlists can be compiled with your loved one’s favorite artists and songs. 7. Comfy, loose-fitting clothing, like sweatsuits, slip-on shirts, night gowns, bathrobes and lace-free shoes ...

  8. Animal feed - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the term forage has meant only plants eaten by the animals directly as pasture, crop residue, or immature cereal crops, but it is also used more loosely to include similar plants cut for fodder and carried to the animals, especially as hay or silage. [14] While the term forage has a broad definition, the term forage crop is used ...

  9. Mortgage and refinance rates for Nov. 21, 2024: Average rates ...

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    Average mortgage rates are relatively steady week over week but elevated as of Thursday, November 21, 2024, reflecting a wait-and-see approach amid inflation concerns, Federal Reserve interest ...