Zero grazing, also known as cut-and-carry, involves harvesting fresh forage and delivering it directly to livestock housed in a controlled environment. This method offers several advantages over traditional grazing systems:
Enhanced Grass Utilisation: By manually cutting and transporting forage, farmers can ensure that livestock receive high-quality, nutrient-rich grass consistently, leading to improved milk and meat production.
Extended Grazing Season: Zero grazing allows access to fresh grass earlier in the spring and later into the autumn, effectively lengthening the grazing period by up to three months.
Reduced Feed Costs: Providing fresh grass directly can decrease reliance on purchased feeds like silage or concentrates, resulting in substantial savings.
Improved Land Management: This system enables the use of fields that may be difficult to graze traditionally, optimising land utilisation and preventing overgrazing.
Better Manure Management: Housing livestock facilitates efficient collection and application of manure, enhancing soil fertility and reducing the need for chemical fertilisers.
Animal Health and Welfare: Livestock in a zero-grazing system are less exposed to parasites and diseases prevalent in pastures, leading to better overall health.
Implementing a zero-grazing system can lead to increased productivity, cost savings, and improved animal welfare, making it a viable option for many farmers.
3 in 1 Zero Grazing Forage Wagon
Bonino’s TRISYSTEM self-loading cutter wagons are designed to streamline the forage harvesting process by integrating cutting, loading, and distributing fresh grass into a single operation. This efficiency is particularly beneficial for zero-grazing systems, where delivering high-quality forage directly to livestock is essential.
The machine is a standard forage wagon with a two drum rotary disk mower attached. It works in an offset position when it cuts but it travels in line with the tractor once the cutting operation is over. The rotary mower is height adjustable and cut grass is loaded via a conveyor without touching the ground, eliminating contamination and possible wastage. Large floatation tyres and double axel wheels on larger machines ensure there is minimum ground disturbance. All operations are controlled from the tractor cab. Hydraulic controls are available on demand. Feeding out can be done from a raised rear tailgate or with a cross conveyor to feed directly into a trough or feed passage.
GREENFORAGE IS THE UK EXCLUSIVE IMPORTER FOR BONINO’S PRODUCTS.
Bonino was established over 60 years and remains a family run business. High quality engineering and a product which has been in production for over 30 years provides the assurance of trouble free operations. The collaboration of Green Forage with the manufacturers ensures a reliable and efficient after sales service provided by specialist technicians
