"Silage school" will be held in the Republic of Udmurtia at the enterprise LLC "MIR"
The expert of the nearest "Silage school" will be Johannes Thaysen from Germany. Dr. Thaysen has been in the profession for more than 40 years, he is involved in intense public, educational and scientific activities.
During the" School " he will consider the following aspects together with the participants:
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Assessment of forages on the farm.
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Making high quality silage. Estimation of possible losses.
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Practical training: evaluation of the quality of silage samples from your farms: assessment of physical condition, visual assessment, sensory evaluation.
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Getting the most out of silage. Factors affecting the process of making silage.
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Mycotoxins. The causes of their occurrence in roughage.
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In-depth study of additives.
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Practical training: the study of bunk siloes. Quality criteria that can be detected directly on the farm.
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Making silage for dry cows.
You can find the detailed program of the event, information about the expert and the cost of participation at the link.
We will remind, LLC “Mir” was founded in 2006. For 9 years of work the number of dairy livestock grew more than 10 times: from 120 to 1 460 heads. At the moment, there are 3 600 head of cattle on the farm, including 1800 milking cows. The farm receives main revenue from the sale of milk.
The new cattle-breeding complex for 1,000 animals was built in accordance with modern technologies in housing, feeding and milking. One cow here produces 7320 kg of milk per year. 23 tons of milk is produced daily. It is planned to increase this figure to 30 tons. The volume of milk production is 14 000 tons.
In addition, LLC "Mir" is successfully engaged in crop production. The total area of cultivated land of the farm is 8,017 hectares, since the foundation of the enterprise it has increased six times.
The detailed information about LLC "Mir" is available at the link.
The partner of the event is JCB
