Post-harvest, bunkers are brimming with hay and corn silage (a combo of chopped kernels, husk and stalk), two staples of the cows’ winter diet.

Corn (a grass) helps cows maintain their weight in the cold months, promotes milk production and is easily digested when prepared properly. A brown tinge at the base of the kernel means the corn is ready to be harvested. In the field, it travels at high speed through a corn chopper outfitted with a kernel processor. Shooting the corn through a hole just one inch in diameter, the chopper makes quick work of finely chopping it, while the kernel processor smashes the kernels for easy digestion.

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Corn, just right for harvesting

The work of chopper and kernel processor