The Farmers Mart Feb-Mar 2018 - Issue 55 | Page 38

38 FARMSTAR FEB/MAR 2018 • farmers-mart.co.uk THIRTYPLUS PRODUCT RANGE Preservative use on straw enables bales to remain virtually season with its hot and dry start mould free up to 27% moisture, preceding rain delays culminating and still spread or feed as nor- in poor quality and an overall mal dry straw does. For the high yield reduction; we need to quality hay producer, the applica- maximise our productivity going tion of preservative on hay should forward. Despite machinery form a routine and integral part of evolution over many decades, the baling operation. the weather remains something Feeding high quality hay to we cannot control. ruminating livestock will generate With the ThirtyPlus product higher returns at point of sale, ei- range we can increase the baling ther by faster turnover due to im- window by utilising data in “real proved growth rate or increased time” from the precision moisture milk production. meter and using this knowledge • For example, whilst feeding of the bale moisture applies ac- 1-2Kg of straw in a dairy ration curate quantities of bale preserv- has no net gain on energy or ative. protein density in the diet it Within the straw market, bale does provide the long fibre preservatives may not always be required by a ruminant. the complete solution. Utilising • If straw is replaced by 1-2kg the Wet Bale Marker system to of hay the long fibre is still visually identify high moisture ar- provided but essentially eas in a bale helps the producer increases the energy and manage the quality of the stored protein density of the diet. crop. Progressive producers will 70595 - ProfitableFarmingCo - HALF.pdf 1 13/02/2018 15:15:03 FOLLOWING a difficult 2017 always aim to control the di- etary costs but due to straws neutral feed value, is limiting potential milk production really a saving? • The same is true for daily live weight gains in beef or sheep. If an animal can be finished more efficiently it enables the producer to stock and finish more livestock per annum. • When comparing straw with quality hay, the small increase in diet cost is more than offset by improved live weight gains or increased milk production; producing a net gain in profit margin. For example, if hous- ing an animal for bedding, feed and labour costs approx. £1.50 per day. Cattle turn over in 22 months instead of 24 months will save £90 housing cost. If the diet cost is raised by £0.10/day then this would cost £67 so have a net profit of £23 per head with the add- ed advantage of more cattle head turnover per year. The precision moisture meter has an accuracy of +/-1% and a range of 8-70% on large square balers (8-60% on round balers and 8-32% on small square balers) and has the ability to measure moisture inside a plants stem. The application accuracy is within 0.1 litres per tonne whilst the bale marker uses a low-cost food grade colour to mark the high moisture flakes on a square bale. The ThirtyPlus precision moisture meter, bale marker or application systems are designed to give you complete flexibility to bale at maximum quality and output. Can you really afford not to invest in your weather security? Precision moisture meters, high moisture bale markers, automatic applicators, manual operated systems, preservative and new front linkage systems. ThirtyPlus systems for all baler types. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K FREE upgrades worth up to £724 when purchasing an automatic applicator. Do not miss this opportunity – contact us now. For further information contact PFC at: 01805 603363 | www.pfc-eu.com | [email protected] FOR THOSE THAT DEMAND MORE