Picking the right inoculant for the job

MAGNIVA^® Platinum significantly improves the quality and aerobic stability of silage prone to heating, for example, high dry matter grass silage, wholecrop and maize silages.

Cool silage means less dry matter loss, more metabolisable energy retained, less spoilage, and fewer mycotoxins resulting from lower yeast and mould activity.

Using MAGNIVA^® Platinum it is safe to open stacks at two weeks rather than waiting six weeks for any inoculant that relies on L. buchneri as its primary bacterium to keep silage cool. MAGNIVA^® Platinum significantly improves long-term silage stability, so even in stacks that are not opened early, the aerobic stability benefits get more significant with time.

The popular Sil-All^®4×4+ is also a firm favourite for grass and lucerne silage that is less prone to heating but at risk of a slow and inefficient fermentation due to high protein, lower dry matter, soil contamination and/or high calcium content. These silages need the technology of a powerful team of specifically selected bacteria and enzymes to help quickly reduce silage pH and minimise silage losses. Even difficult to ensile crops have shown significant improvements in quality when treated with Sil-All^®4×4+ and wrapped with SiloStop^® oxygen barrier bale wrap (Figure 3).

Nutritech are proud to be at the leading edge of technical advances in silage technology. For more information on new-generation forage solutions, get in touch with your local Nutritech Area Manager.

Baleage made from a difficult to ensile regenerative crop in Canterbury. Baleage was inoculated with Sil-All^®4×4+ and sealed with SiloStop^® oxygen barrier bale wrap. The baleage quality was exceptional and exceeded the farmer’s expectations.

September 19, 2022