Silage definition

Silage means fermented, high-moisture fodder that can be fed to ruminants, such as cattle and sheep; usually made from grass crops including corn, sorghum or other cereals, by using the entire green plant.

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Silage means an Insurable Crop seeded as an annual crop that is, prior to grain maturity, cut, fermented and stored as livestock feed.

Silage means any forage crop which is being, or has been, conserved by fermentation or preservation (including the use of additives), or both, and which is intended for consumption by livestock;

Examples of Silage in a sentence

• Acreage intended for uninsured Silage, uninsured Greenfeed, pasture, summer grazing, or winter grazing may be excluded if requested on the Land Report on or before June 20.

• Only Silage, Greenfeed or swath grazing acres in Alberta are insurable under this Insuring Agreement.

• All eligible and seeded acreage of an Insurable Crop, whether the land is owned, rented or crop-shared, grown for the intent of Silage or Greenfeed must be insured up to a maximum of 110 percent of the Elected Acres.

• April 30 Apply for, make changes to, cancel Silage Greenfeed Insurance Elected options include: • Elected Acres • Selected Weather Station(s) • Hail Endorsement • Declared Acres • Auto-Elect Straight Hail Insurance June 1 Amend Declared Acres With written proof of land purchased, rented, or sold between May 1 and May 31.

• In the case of Silage Corn, the Dollar Coverage per Acre is increased by an amount determined by AFSC and which may be updated by AFSC from time to time.

• If the Insured intends to combine some of the acres for grain and manage the remaining acres as Silage, Greenfeed, or swath grazing, they can insure acres of the same Insurable Crop under both Crop Insurance and Silage Greenfeed Insurance.

• If the seeded acreage of Insurable Crop(s) grown for the intent of Silage, Greenfeed, or swath grazing is less than 90 percent of the Elected Acres, the Insured will be subject to a penalty equal to: (90% of Elected Acres – seeded acreage) x (average Premium per acre for the seeded acreage).

• Silage Greenfeed Fall Market Price is the Fall Market Price for Barley (1 CW) expressed in $/kg.

• Waste EA Nil Nil N/A N/A Sludge TN N/A 115 5 N/A 115 5 Mixed Waste TN 230 50 230 50 230 50 230 50 Silage Wrap - Recyclable TN 30 5 30 5 N/A N/A Silage Wrap - Waste TN 115 5 100 5 100 5 N/A Recyc.

• The Insured must elect the number of acres they intend to insure as Silage, Greenfeed, or swath grazing by April 30 and will be billed within plus or minus 10 percent of the Elected Acres whether the acres are seeded or not.

More Definitions of Silage

Silage means grass or other green fodder compacted and stored in airtight conditions, without first being dried and used as animal feed;

Silage means anaerobically preserved fermented fodder or feed stuff prepared and preserved through a prescribed process with or without adding inoculum for feeding ruminants; and

Silage means green fodder stored for the purpose of fermentation and intended for the feeding of livestock; ‘silage trailer’ means an agricultural trailer which is an agricultural implement used exclusively for the transport of:

Silage means anaerobica ly preserved fermented fodder or feed stu f prepared and preserved through a prescribed process with or without adding inoculum for feeding ruminants; and

Silage means any forage crop (including draff) which is being, or has been, conserved by fermentation or preservation (including the use of additives), or both,