Farmers’ planning related to mowing and harvesting grass is a demanding process, as the quality of silage depends on the quality and technological implementation of grass harvesting. The purpose of this graduate work is to present and analyse three different ways of making grass silage. The working method was analysing three ways of harvesting silage, namely making silage using a loader wagon, harvest silage into round bales, and silage cutting using a forage harvester and transport with trailers. Productivities in an agricultural holding, over large areas and on average size farms where meadows are fragmented and small, were compared. The research results show that in terms of time the fastest way of harvesting grass silage on smaller areas is best achieved by making silage using a loader wagon, and in agricultural holdings a forage harvester or several transport trailers. In view of productivity regarding time and fuel consumption, baling is also suitable for small areas, since there are no essential differences in fuel consumption in small or large areas. Fuel consumption is lowest at baling, but the achieved surface productivity is insufficient. My conclusion is that harvesting with a loader wagon could also be acceptable for larger agricultural holdings, but at least 3-4 loader wagons should be used simultaneously. Baling produces essentially more waste foil than silage making in clamps.
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