Pitting Moist Feeds
Secure your winter feed by pitting moist feeds! Moist feeds are a great addition to farm diets. Whether balancing a high cereal beef diet or buffer feeding a dairy cow, they provide an excellent energy source throughout the year.
For best results when pitting moist feeds: • Select the right storage site – a clean, level surface is essential • If mixing with another product have this organised and on farm • Allow the feed to cool down and cover within 24 hours – your moist feeds will be delivered straight from the point of production and can be hot on arrival. Let it cool before covering and sealing • Ensure an airtight seal – use a loader bucket to smooth and compact before covering with a clean polythene sheet and securing with truck tires, mats, or sandbags.
Produced from pressed residual grains, evaporated syrup, and a centrifuged cake residue from the whiskey distillation process, moist feeds are an excellent source of protein and highly digestible fibre. Our pitting season offers an excellent opportunity to secure your winter feed and have the comfort of guaranteed feed availability, particularly during the hectic winter season. Moist feeds can be ensiled with other products such as beet pulp, soya hulls, hay, and straw at a ratio of 4:1. This helps give the pit added structure and allow the pit to be piled higher while complimenting the feed nutritional content. If mixing moist feeds with other products for storage, it is important to ensure the pitting mix does not exceed 65% dry matter content as it cannot be adequately compacted.
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