Category: Silage Clamps

Earth Bank Clamps Without Panels Are NOT Compliant

Silage clamps are under the spotlight as Environment Agency officers turn their attention to out-of-date silage stores. Fortunately, there are...

Vertical Silage Clamp Walls… FAILED (again)

ARK Agriculture has been contacted about several vertical walled silage clamps that have failed during use. Some of these clamps...

Stay Safe This Silage Season

We would like to share the below article featured on Agriland.ie. https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/potentially-dangerous-heights-of-silage-pits-putting-workers-at-risk-say-hsa-fci/ Silage clamps are being pushed beyond their capacity...

Gov’t Grants – Options For Silage Clamps

UK Wide Grants Roofing For Silage Clamps There is government support available for silage clamp roofing available through Countryside Stewardship...

Muck Away Silage Clamp Options

Do you live within 45 minutes of the M25? Then you are invited to contact ARK Agriculture about our muck...

Asphalt bases for silage clamps

ARK Agriculture recommends the use of specific limestone free asphalt (HRA) for silage clamp bases. Concrete can be used as...

What did we learn from last year’s maize harvest?

So far this year some early maize varieties are being harvested in the South East while the main harvest across...

Pre-season preperation for maize harvest

When we hit the maize silage harvest window we are also entering the end of a long year with shorter...

AD Plants: why you should NEVER use digestate on top of silage

You may be tempted to use digestate to cover silage stored in clamps to be fed to AD plants –...