We will be at the Maize Growers Association on the 23rd February showcasing our X-NIR™ hand held portable analyser.
We shall discussing the benefits of the device and how you can increase the number of analysis carried out with no extra cost. To find out more please visit : https://www.greenforage.co.uk/xnir-portable-nir-analyzer/
We are really looking forward to answering any queries and sharing news and stories with old and new friends!
48 cows in mid-lactation located at the SRUC were offered of of three treatments:
Fresh cut grass was mixed with TMR on a kg by kg DM basis production.
Animal production and economic return was assesed for a 16 week feeding period
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The uses and benefits derived from the implementation of this system in the biogas sector are multiple, allowing the:
The system revolutionizes the concept of forage analysis turning it into a daily routine: forage analysis, either wet chemistry or NIR, used to be a slow and expensive process, often undertaken infrequently and most of all, the forage analysis was only as good as the sample taken. Now the PrecisioFEEDING™ onboard NIR system takes it to another level: it allows continuous analysis making valuable information available in real time. Now it is possible to control the variability of any feed directly in the silage pit or in field, in any type of weather and at no extra cost. The more analyses you make the quicker the cost of the investment is amortized.
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(Kendal — June 24, 2014) The need to constantly monitor the variability of grass silage, maize silage and TMR throughout the year is becoming the key to success in the farming industry whether we are talking about dairy farmers, arable farmers or biogas plant managers. Instant feed quality checks are now possible for any farmers with our Precision FEEDING™ onboard NIR analyser system that performs a real time analysis directly onboard of your front loader or of your scraper and allows the user to adjust the quantity of what goes on the Mixer Wagon in real time making sure the diet established by the consultant is always what is really fed .
Precision FEEDING™ Key Points:
(a) The specific nutritional requirements of all types of stock can be met.
(b) Expensive purchased feed can be utilized most efficiently, reducing costs and improving margins.
(c) Forages can be monitored throughout the season to ensure diets are fine-tuned as quality fluctuates.
Forage analysis, either wet chemistry or NIR, is often undertaken infrequently. The process is slow and expensive and most of all, the forage analysis is only as good as the sample taken. The onboard NIR system allows continuous analysis making valuable information available to farmers and nutritionists in real time allowing to control the variability of the dry matter directly in the silage pit can change also of 15% – 20% .
The instrument is pre-loaded with NIR calibration curves for 7 NIR Families (Crop Families) and with a total of 44 curves. Other crop families and calibration curves can be supplied on request.
The PrecisionFEEDING™ can be installed on any type of front loaders, scrapers, or loading machines; once installed it does not require any technical expertise, it is a ready-to-use system needing no sample preparation. The system can interact with the electronic system of the mixer wagons adjusting the composition of the mix in real time with a significant increase in precision.
Greenforage Ltd, already UK sole distributor of the Bonino self- loading grazer wagons, and official distributor of Dinamica Generale’s NIR product is proud to present to the UK market this unique solution at the Livestock Event 2014 Stand LE 356 Equipment and Machinery section.
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Huw McConichie of Winnstay joined us two days ago as we carried out a grass silage, corn silage and TMR analysis at the Oakshall Farm, just outside Pentesbury.
It was a cold and crispy morning yesterday when we arrived in Pentesbury, sunny but with the hills covered in snow: perfect weather to perform a NIR analysys with our portable AgriNIR™ feed analyzer. Sam Pearson, dairy farmer of the very well organized Oakshall Farm decided to have both corn silage and grass silage checked, so we picked samples from the silage pit and went to his office. The analysis of each sample took us less then a minute and the results were recorded on a USB stick and printed out. Sam had a real time picture of what he is actually feeding his cows !! No sample preparation, milling, drying and other time consuming activities: we scanned the samples as they were taken from the silage pit. Once again the simplicity of the process, the speed of the analysis and the accuracy of the machine made a strong impression, even on someone as technologically minded as Sam (during the process he was already posting photos and comments on Twitter!). “With this system” he said ” it is possible for me and for my consultant to monitor what I am feeding my cows and to adjust the diet of my cows any time if necessary” “Keeping under control the feed is strategic for any farmer” added Huw McConichie. “If a dairy farmer with 200 cows is overfeeding protein by 2%, with this system I could potentially save him up to £15.000 over winter”. It is indeed satisfying that our AgriNIR™ can help farmers saving money, especially considering the difficult economic climate!
This machine comes with the hydraulic door and low drawbar. It is a 2005 machine and it is in very very good condition. For more info and photos visit the page of the second hand machines available HERE
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REDUCE CONCENTRATES
REDUCE FERTILIZER
AVOID POACHING
Thursday the 21st of November we did a grass silage analysis at the Low Sizergh Barn Farm, just outside Kendal.
We drove to his farm right next to his silage pit, and while he choose which samples he wanted to have analyzed we plugged the portable forage analyzer in the 12v plug of our car.We selected which type of feed we wanted to analyze among the 10 families available, and we decided to make 3 reading of every sample. Richards decided to scan 5 samples from his first, second and third cut of silage, in order to have a complete view on his feed.
In less ten minutes the analysis was done and Richard had in his hand the printout with the results: he had a real time picture of what he is actually feeding his cows !! No sample preparation, milling, drying and other time consuming activities: we scanned the samples as it was taken from the silage pit .
The speed of the process, the simplicity of the silage analysis and the accuracy of the machine was what impressed Richard the most. “With this system” he said ” it is possible for me to monitor, in a very accurate way, what I am feeding my cows and I can make changes in the diet of my cows any time is necessary” “And you did it right in mi silage pit… amazing!!”
Thanks Richard, happy to help.
Your Cows will love it !!!
