Silage
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Silage is fodder made from green foliage crops which have been preserved by fermentation to the point of souring. It is fed to cattle, sheep, and other ruminants. The fermentation and storage process
Silage underneath plastic sheeting is held down by scrap tires. Concrete beneath the silage prevents fermented juice from leaching out.
Cattle eating silage
MB Trac rolling a silage heap or "clamp" in Victoria, Australia
Partially dried mown grass is formed into cylindrical bales in the field (above) and sealed in polywrap (below).
Alfalfa
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Medicago sativa, commonly known as alfalfa in North America and lucerne in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.
Silage
…the entire green plant (not just the grain). Specific terms may be used for silage made from particular crops, such as oatlage for oats and haylage for alfalfa (haylage may also refer to high dry-matter silage made from hay). Using the same technique as the process for making sauerkraut, green fodder has been…
75 Medicago sativa L
Foliage and flowers
Flowers
Yellow flowers