Kingshay Winter Silage Requirements Calculator
Instructions
1. Silage Requirements - Enter number of stock, expected dry matter intakes and feeding period
2. Clamp Stocks - Enter dimensions of silage pits and silage dry matter
3. Round Bale Stocks - Enter details of round bales in stock
4. Standing Crops - Enter acres of standing crops and estimated yields
Silage Requirements
Stock Type		Number of Stock	Dry Matter Intake (kg/head/day)	Feeding Period (days)		Dry Matter Required (tonnes)
Cows in milk
Dry Cows
Heifers 1-2 years
Heifers 0-1 years
Suckler Cows
Beef 1-2 years
Beef 0-1 years
	Total Silage Dry Matter to be eaten (tonnes)
	Add an extra 10% safety margin to allow for feed losses
	Total Silage Dry Matter Required (tonnes)
Clamp Stocks
Pit Name	Length (m)	Width (m)	Height (m)	Silage Dry Matter (%)	Tonnes of Wet Silage	Tonnes of Dry Matter
Grass Silage 1
Grass Silage 2
Grass Silage 3
Maize Silage 1
Maize Silage 2
Wholecrop Silage 1
Wholecrop Silage 2
				Total
Round Bale Stocks
Bales		Bale Weight (kg)	Number of Bales	Silage Dry Matter%	Tonnes of Wet Silage	Tonnes of Dry Matter
Stack 1
Stack 2
Stack 3
				Total
Standing Field Stocks
Crop Type		Acres of crop*	Expected fresh yield (t)	Expected Dry Matter (%)	Tonnes of Wet Silage	Tonnes of Dry Matter
Grass
Maize
Wholecrop
		*Acres = Hectares / 2.471		Total
Total Silage Dry Matter Surplus or Shortfall
Total Silage Dry Matter Required				tonnes dry matter
Total Silage Dry Matter Available				tonnes dry matter
SURPLUS OR SHORTFALL				tonnes dry matter
Kingshay Farming Trust can accept no responsibility for the results of this calculator or actions taken as a result.  Every care has been taken to produce an accurate report but no liability is accepted for any loss (whether direct or consequential) arising from any defect in the report or calculator.						Copyright Kingshay 2006