You’ve invested months of work and around £700 per acre to grow this year’s maize. But here’s the reality: without the right harvest and clamp management, up to 20% of that value could be lost before it even reaches your livestock.
And these losses aren’t just numbers on a spreadsheet - they can mean:
Less starch and energy in the ration.
Lower feed quality through winter.
Higher bought-in feed bills to make up the shortfall.
The good news: Most of these losses can be avoided or reduced by steering clear of three common mistakes at harvest. In our free guide, Stop Wasting Maize: 3 Mistakes Farmers Make at Harvest, we cover:
Harvesting too late – maize that’s dying back loses nutritional value and brings more spoilage microbes into the clamp.
Skipping the additive – silage doesn’t conserve itself. Microbial activity can cause heating and inefficient fermentation.
Cutting too low – the stem base is low in nutritional value and high in spoilage risk.
The real-world return on investment:
Cost to grow maize: £700/acre
Cost of Ecocool inoculant: £24/acre
Potential savings: up to £187/acre in preserved feed value.
With the money you’ve spent getting maize to the clamp, why risk losing it in the last step?
Protect every tonne you’ve worked for.
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