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Why crimp?
» Maximizes nutrient value and digestibility
» Enables earlier harvesting at peak nutritional value
» Reduces bought-in feed requirement
» Reduces grain loss in the eld
» Allows early establishment of follow-on crops
» Makes harvesting less weather dependent
» Increases DM yield per ha of grain & straw
» Simple processes - crimp, ensile, and feed and straw can be baled earlier
» Turns home-grown moist cereals into quality digestible and palatable concentrate feed
» No drying required - huge cost savings and no need to invest in stationary, high cost,
grain storages
» Flexible and cheap storage - expanding dairy herds are no longer blocked by need of
huge investments in stationary installments and in-between balancing of storages
needs is a thing of the past
As well for dry grain
It is possible to crimp and store dry grain in silo bag as well. Special attentions have to be taken to moisture levels. In dryer grain (below 25% moisture)
there are not any stable fermentations, therefore the moisture level has to be tested so the right levels of additives can be added. The nutrition levels
will be in the same levels as normal grain.
With the Eurobagging machines you can choose the type of crimper con guration you require. The optional di erential drive allows for positive roll
speed variance when particle reduction is essential or high moisture rolling is required. Rollers are always belt driven resulting in a silent and clean
operation.
We have following machines available for crimping and grinding:
» GB6 series with additional bagging or elevator
» EC 42
» EC 44
Crimping and
Grinding
Crimping and bagging grain – get tastier food at lower costs
Cereal grains attain their optimum nutrient level, digestibility and DM yield when grain moisture is between 25 - 45%. To be able to store grain at
these moisture levels, it should be crimped.
What is crimping?
Crimping is a system that enables farmers to harvest, process and store their cereal and protein grains for use as animal feed when they are at their
maximum nutritional value and digestibility. Grains are harvested up to four weeks earlier than normal at moisture contents of 25 to 45%. They are
then processed through a crimping machine which crushes them.
The processed feed is after crushing ensiled in a bag and can be fed after three weeks airtight storage. Because grain is harvested earlier, before
losses occur in the eld, and is utilized more e ciently by livestock when crimped than when it is processed in more traditional ways, land use and
animal health and performance are signi cantly improved. The combiner can run more hours per season, signi cantly slashing combine costs. The
straw can be collected earlier at higher levels of nutritional values.
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