How forage wagons can raise silage quality and reduce costs

Labour shortages, narrowing weather windows and a drive to increasing forage quality has made silage making an increasingly pressurised task.

However, machinery is available to help farmers and contractors to take control of silage making and make better quality silage.

Whilst common place in Europe, the forage wagon has had a lower uptake here in the British Isles. 

However, developments in rotor technology, cutter units and increased payload now make a forage wagon an attractive option to farmers and contractors alike.

See how modern forage wagons perform in this neutral DLG test at dlg.org/en/agriculture/tests/test-reports/field-operations/agco-loader-wagon-fendt-tigo-90-xr-d

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Forage wagon benefits

A major advantage is the reduction in labour and machinery requirements when using a forage wagon.

Fewer people are needed to collect and clamp the silage and fewer machines are involved reducing fuel bills and wear and tear on tractors and trailers.

With fewer machines involved, compaction across the sward is greatly reduced offering significant benefits in grass yield and soil health over the long term.

The increasing payload modern forage wagons offer means fewer trips are required to the clamp increasing output and ensuring the crop is collected and clamped as quickly as possible.

Finally, by having the flexibility to collect the crop at the right time, silage quality can be enhanced. 

Better quality silage improves herd output whilst reducing the quantity of additional supplements that may need to be added when the silage is fed to cattle.

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Next steps

Fendt Tigo forage wagons are tried and tested with great reliability and offer a number of features and benefits that aid in the creation of great quality silage. To find out more head to fendt.com/uk/tigo-highlights