How to Produce Silage in Farming Simulator 19!!

EVERYTHING you need to know about producing bulk silage in Farming Simulator 19. We talk about the ways silage is made using chaff, grass, and hay. we cover how to cut crops into chaff to make silage, we discuss fermentation and what to do with silage. Towards the end we briefly discuss making silage bales.
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[@CeliniaGava]

And I must say, in the year and a half since this video, you have improved your presentation, and this is the most appreciated part from me, you have slowed down your commentary. I discovered you via newer videos and when watching the older ones, you are just going a mile a minute! Great job maturing into the creator you are today and even at your fast clip, the older tutorials are VERY useful and complete. Thank you so much for doing these!

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you I really appreciate that :)

[@randomlife718]

I'm watching at 1.5x speed... I watch some at 2x.

[@darkanubis3158]

Watched this before getting into silage

[@clutchyoda8632]

Isn't that the point mate

[@juankitshoff3493]

Oh... I thought you watched it afterwards

[@xxpiexx3366]

Oh i thought you were great at this and watched it bc why not

[@ashlieghrobinson2808]

@@juankitshoff3493 lmao

[@cheriechivers4053]

Same

[@gtrulez]

I use a "Vicon Fastbale" from the "kverneland & Vicon equipement pack" DLC. That thing is a beast. 150hp requirement. It can wrap 1 bale and hold on to it while making another bale, and collect like 80% of the 3rd without stopping, you could also drop the bales as you go. The pack also has a mower set that basically windrows and mows in one go without mods. You need a strong 270-300hp medium tractor for it or a basic large tractor that still has a front pto. (The medium case ih 270hp and the 300hp john deere are good options because the can also take a front loader with bale forks) There is an auto collect trailer that takes 24 baled at once in the same pack aswell, you can dump all 24 at the selling point at once. Its a very simple and fast way to use bales👍👍 another possibility is to use a front mower and the fast baler behind the same tractor, this way you dont need a 300hp one. It might even be quicker than using chaff in a silo🤔 no need for compacting. No need to wait to turn grass into silage cause it auto converts them to silage bales right away.

[@Alex-gc2sj]

Is the mod on console

[@kitronics4379]

@@Alex-gc2sj it is the Kverneland & Vicon Equipment Pack DLC.

[@rickythesaint7606]

Just get a field, grass the field, mow, windrow and bail. The wrap the bails for silage. A lot easier and less grief

[@hoosierboy2198]

How long do I leave it to ferment

[@rickythesaint7606]

@@hoosierboy2198 you don’t it’s instant silage

[@aaronlister2741]

It takes a lot longer though and it’s really boring, I’m currently doing that now with a few fields, yeah I get 30k for 21 square bales of silage at the barn. But my god does it take ages to do. I use the Big M 450 with swatch drop on, square baler (so I don’t have to keep stopping), bale wrapper (takes a while to wrap almost 100 bales though) and then an auto load trailer for fast loading (cheating, I know). But that only holds 21 bales. It pays well, but takes quite a long time to do. I’m going to have a go at silage in a bunker to see if it’s any easier/faster and compare the price I get for it to the baling process.

[@Rick-cg7ed]

More easy it to lut the grass in a bunker

[@ericchapman8956]

That takes alot of man hours so i think it boils down to preference. Ones hands on and one is "set it and forget it".

[@nheilbuth]

You forgot to mention the absolute coolest way to get silage from the silo to a trailer, the Ropa NawaRo Maus. Its not overly expensive to lease, so I usually lease it for the time it takes to empty my silo.

[@Klmsrv]

How can you do it? I don't get it

[@nheilbuth]

​@@Klmsrv - Unfold it (X) - Drive it up to the start of the silage - Drive a trailer under its belt - Start it (B) - Lower the header (V) - Start loading (I) Drive it forward as it eats its way through the silage. You can adjust the belt positon by holding down left/right mouse button and moving the mouse

[@AaronWright2865]

A note on silo compactors they are quite heavy so in addition for their intended use, they are also good counter weights for moving heavy items with your front loaders. Such as entire trees, or the largest of grass bales stack 3 high. Now you could buy a weight but, the compact serves the compaction purpose and counterweight and only needs a 3pt connection. Great video I came to see the best way to empty the silo of silage.

[@marshy6801]

No joke at the exact time I needed

[@FarmerCop]

Haha love it when that sorta stuff works out!!

[@Sidthesexiest]

Same. Time saver 🙌

[@normangiesbrecht7881]

Why do you don't know how to make Silage😂, i mean before this video

[@maxhunt5702]

@@normangiesbrecht7881 because everybody not farmer

[@normangiesbrecht7881]

@@maxhunt5702 ok well then

[@firewalker1372]

Thanks for the video, getting tired of buying pre-rolled silage. Really want to make my own, awesome video bud.

[@michaele8157]

Cant thank u enough for your vids. Made life alot easier. And i like how u explain the irl processes too

[@silagepros2024]

Very insightful. I have made Silage in every game since 2015 that's about as far back as I can remember. I do wish each brand had it's own branded header and trailer or similar color stylings.

[@RiDankulous]

I watch the yt channel called 10th generation dairyman sometimes. It's a real dairy farm of 200 cows. I'm sick of all the violent video games and media so I'm pleased with this particular game, which I started playing today.

[@2sik_UK]

Cool vids man I appreciate the help and mod reviews ould be cool. I'd like too see you build a big lake on this map, all you have too do is lower the terrain, there is water underneath the whole map, I've made a few and also extended the standard lake in the middle

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you!! Your welcome!! Thats true the water plane is right under the surface and that is a really good idea haha

[@RedstoneGamerYT]

Congrats on 800 subs buddy best fs youtuber in my opinion

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you!! That is a high mark and i take that as a great compliment, thank you!

[@slowbutsure504]

I share your hatred of swivel front wagons and trailers. Just getting into this game. So freaking fun.

[@harryjj6]

I’m still figuring out the quickest way to make silage - ie which mowing / baler / bale wrap combo is the most efficient

[@chrisorr8588]

Thanks for giving me a link to this video, Farmer Cop!

[@FarmerCop]

Of course Chris!! :)

[@Tingg101]

Great work as always FC. Keep up the great videos my dude

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you I really appreciate it!!

[@oscariniguez101]

Dang i wish you were available when i got into FS a couple years ago. I was so lost and not much great info on youtube.

[@RedGallardo]

B as in "Boy, you love that joke so much!" XD And so do I. I'll remember it every time now. =)

[@samdavies913]

You are so good at explaining complex things

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you Sam glad to hear :)

[@mintabyss5547]

@@FarmerCop how do you get all of the tarp off the silage?

[@ConflictZv]

I just started a Farm Manager game with a main focus on BGA silage and after trying both silos and baling I will say that I HIGHLY prefer to work with bales. The silos are glitchy and the conveyors are absolutely infuriating to deal with. The Krone Big M450 mower can pull a Vicon Fastbale and on swath dropping will feed almost directly to the baler. You can mow, bale and wrap huge fields in one go without stopping then just come back and pick up the bales with a trailer. It's a bit awkward in the turns but it's incredibly efficient. There's no waiting to ferment just unload your trailer at the digester and even if the bales exceed the max capacity of 50k it will slowly consume the additional bales on the unload point while you go do other things. With enough land to mow you can easily have the digester working around the clock while still having extra bales to drop off at the barn for an instant payout.

[@cyber2526]

17:38 it usually takes a game inday lol

[@loganlegleiter8419]

If you aren’t using any mower mods and don’t have enough money to buy the big mower I recommend that you get the last two mowers and put them on a tractor with a front attachment

[@clausjensen6137]

also a hint for compacting is a tracktor with as many wheels on as you can have, more wheels more compacting

[@FarmerCop]

I did a test and weight matters more than tire width and amount

[@uhitskyle]

Always turn to Farmer cop for Farm Sim info!!

[@TakenCypress369]

your channel is awesome thanks for what you do for community as a cop and a youtuber lol always fun to watch an very helpful i even started watching videos of yours i wasnt looking for info i just figured might as well learn something an its always great content thank you :)

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you :)

[@jclyde1806]

Hi, It is easier to use a loader, or tractor with front loader, to flatten the silage. You can then use the same vehicle to load a trailer with the fermented silage.

[@FarmerCop]

Whatever is heaviest will compact the best, watch my video on silage compacting as a test

[@redturbo6698]

Great how to video! There are 2 pull type grass picker uppers, & 1 pull type for corn. There in forage harvesters in mod hub. They look sweet behind the new 40 series JD's. Keep up the great work!👍👍

[@FarmerCop]

Thank you!! Really? I did not know that i will have to go have a look at them!!

[@megiramos9695]

How do you take away your help menu? Mine gets in my way. I'm watching this before I do silage. Been watching your videos to help me in places I was struggling to figure out even with the in-game tutorials. You've helped me a lot! I really love my game now a d can actually enjoy playing for hours without being frustrated.

[@trevorzawislan2302]

It’s going to be a setting. It will say “help menu” if you turn it off it will go away

[@megiramos9695]

@@trevorzawislan2302 Thank you! I got it. It is making my gameplay so much more enjoyable. ❤

[@trevorzawislan2302]

@@megiramos9695 no problem

[@autumnpixiedust00]

The belt system will save all the headache of collecting silage, trust me!

[@ashtonhayne4111]

28k subs for theses videos?!? You deserve more for sure

[@fatpelican6683]

Hey man thank you for your service.And GREAT video man!

[@emreahmet167]

Does it matter harvest corn on growing stage or ready to harvest? My village always do at last growing stage "Before it dries". And does other crops' normal harvest matter on differant ready to harvest stages?

[@FarmerCop]

That is a great question, for corn you actually get a slight amount more if you wait fof it to be in the gold stage vs green. Not sure about other crops though

[@ericgrassmyer1517]

Farmer Cop, Growing the Game!

[@midnightrizer]

I know it is not a proper use of a bunker silo but i suppose you could store wrapped bales in one :)

[@bertpierey3655]

The forager can also cut grass right away cant it? With the other header option. So 1 pass is enough then.

[@Amarandwolf]

the easiest way to turn gras into silage is a press n wick combo^^

[@Lucas_andos]

farmer cop do you have a Patreon I'd love to support your channel. Great content keep it up!

[@FarmerCop]

I appreciate it :) i do not have one however and dont worry too much I am not doing this for the money :)

[@helbrakarret]

@@FarmerCop Hi! I like your content. If you open a patreon you can have giveaways and other stuff. If you want to grow your following. Why not buy better pc setup. For better experience for the viewer. Have it the best!

[@GamingMaxwell]

Great video very useful 👍🏻

[@BeardedDad72]

Congrats on 800! I'm pretty sure you can mow crops. I know you can mow wheat. Might be helpful not to have buy other equipment if you can just mow the crops.

[@FarmerCop]

I think you may be right im not sure if you have to have a mod installed or not but i may go test it haha

[@BeardedDad72]

@@FarmerCop i have a console. If there is a mod I'm not aware of it.

[@FarmerCop]

Copy that then you are probably right

[@MsLilFSmodel3]

Hi Farmer Cop. Thx for this video. I'm on console and I'm having g a hard time getting the rest of the white blanket off. Only the ends of the white blanket came off. How do I get the rest of the blanket off? Thx.

[@FarmerCop]

As you empty the silo it will come off

[@monteblackburn733]

For corn you can use it the stage before already the harvest and you should get better yield

[@FarmerCop]

Ive tested and gotten lower yield at the earlier stage

[@paulhudson8321]

Check out farming fixing and fabricating. Their farm has huge bunkers for their dairy operation. They milk 1700 cows.

[@MrMarcusCarlsson]

I use a wheel loader to load the silage into a trailer, i have a mod whit the 8000 liters large high dump bucket so it goes real fast.

[@baukebrouwer5143]

I've played farming for pretty long but I didn't know you could use canola etc as silage

[@FarmerCop]

Yea I think it is something that is not super widely known or used :)

[@baukebrouwer5143]

@@FarmerCop The more you know

[@MsLilFSmodel3]

Hi. This seems very complicated to me. I don't know if I'll be able to remember all of this. Thanks for.doing this video.

[@Vasualgaming]

Very good tutorial

[@kingcobralive3081]

How do we make such white floors around farms ? Any video link ?

[@roberthorn1573]

Hey FC, I have a question about bunker silos. Is there any way to open a blanketed silo in order to add more product?

[@FarmerCop]

Not until it is fully fermented sadly

[@IsThatDrak]

would be good to mention you can use the big sugarcane trailer for chaff too, im sure i got that from another video of yours :)

[@Gga86591]

What I had discovered was you can't use the sugarcane trailer (whatever it's actual name is) to harvest chaff...Or they just simply don't take it , although they said they could hold chaff in the menus.its quite annoying since I thought that would be convenient

[@Boaz_963]

Thanks man! Your helping me very much whit new things👍

[@gamingandlifeonwheels2104]

hey i am from germany and i looked your videos and they are good to understand, but i cant put gras in there :-( got it patched ?

[@mudgw2]

Wish the high end Krone Harvester would have a trailer that fills up and unloads with a screw (like the pipe). The Krone Cargo (which I believe is a cheaty mod), it stores a bunch and then you can simply pull up with a trailer and it dumps into your truck. No need to swap trailers (which I realize is what real life does, but in game its not as much fun). Also, I would love to see a series of silos along the edge of the field and have the harvester auto unload as it reaches them..would be awesome..

[@FarmerCop]

That would be great if they had that for sure

[@benjaminriches9736]

I have an issue with my loading wagon. (It’s the same one you used) I have wet grass in it and I want to put it into a bunker silo but there is no button option to tip it. I’m playing on Chellington Farm and I’m trying to use a silo that’s already on the map.

[@FarmerCop]

Wet grass can not be tipped into a bunker silo, it must be regular grass or semi dry grass

[@benjaminriches9736]

@@FarmerCop Right, okay. I’ll tell ya, Chellington (the map I’m on currently) has a LOT of different crop symbols 😅 it’s confusing. This just adds to the confusion lol. I think I’ll just stick to wrapping grass bales for now 😂

[@FarmerCop]

@@benjaminriches9736 haha i understand, its got a lot of the maize plus crops in there even without running maize plus which makes it confusing haha

[@ahmettaskn5687]

I wonder is there a difference between cutting silage the while corns are green and fully dried.

[@FarmerCop]

Sealyp tested that and i think you get slightly more when dried vs green.

[@ajshort4102]

this guys vids are so good and great quality but he only got 50 k subs :(

[@road_mine8733]

The middle white part of the cover doesn’t open automatically and it won’t let me open it, any idea why?

[@FarmerCop]

Try using a front loader bucket to open it, sometimes this will fix it

[@jamesco0329]

Great video! Just wish you did Xbox instead of PC. But that's my problem. Trying to figure out how to drop it into the silo.

[@xAaron93]

For me it was both bumpers

[@johannesdolch]

One thing: the "Milling Machine" Mod is awesome, too awesome in fact for a lot of people. It's basically a cheat to be honest. Dirt Cheap, picks up everything in a much larger radius than is realistic, does not have a max speed and does not have a max pickup capacity. Decide for yourself. I love mods that add convenience, but that convenience should come at a cost. Money at least.

[@XD-rd8zd]

how this can be seen as cheat in a game where they want me to clean the chicken coop with a excavator bucket :/

[@foliaar9555]

why won't my silage load into my trailer from the conveyer belt?

[@DBs58]

This helped me out a lot, thanks!!

[@FarmerCop]

You are welcome! Glad it helped you out David :)

[@velnsgaming]

Hi, how many days/months need to wrapped balle roll to sillage?

[@FarmerCop]

Not sure, I believe it is 2 or 3 months if I remember correctly

[@boxyice1017]

@farmer cop does the hay and grass forage harvester work on silage or if not is their a console freidnly mod for one?

[@FarmerCop]

All of these are base game pieces of equipment for all platforms :)

[@Garbasker]

Couldn't you put an auger wagon behind the forage harvester and do it that way like you would a regular harvester?

[@FarmerCop]

Most auger wagons dont hold chaff or grass

[@Garbasker]

@@FarmerCop I've haven't had much use for them so i guess i would know

[@flintandsteelsteve_games1089]

Can u make a list of all the item needed?

[@cooperwinkler9040]

This really helped thx man

[@ChewyKnight]

What happens when you open the ends of the silo and thats all you can collect, it doesn't continue to open? And THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! GO BLUE

[@FarmerCop]

As you use a front loader bucket to remove the exposed product it will continue to uncover as you get closer to the middle :)

[@ChewyKnight]

It didn't, nothing was working. But it did finally open 2 in game days later.

[@codysphotography9716]

I've got the bga on my game and when I dump it into the drop off point it gives me nothing

[@FarmerCop]

BGA sell points will pay you at midnight for what they procesed

[@bucketofsteam9260]

Are you Donut Operator? I know he's a gamer and yall sound similar.

[@Taai-yj8uu]

He has his own gaming channel

[@FarmerCop]

I am not haha but you are not the first to say that

[@justink7486]

@@FarmerCop Bay Area Buggs too! Haha, awesome video man!

[@h2ninja756]

I cannot put grass or silage into the bunker silos on ps5. Am I doing something wrong

[@FarmerCop]

Make sure you own the land the bunker silo is on

[@mariuseskys8755]

maybe you know fix ,, fs19 this action cannot be performed here"" so I can pour out the washed potatoes?

[@kadarmate]

Hey dude! Great vid. I saw it in the game that you can use wrapped bales to get silage. How is that method?

[@FarmerCop]

That method works as well, I prefer to do silage without bales but its all up to someone's preference :)

[@reliant_robin95]

I use a baler for round bales with integrated wrapper from Kuhn. I just mow and row it up in the first step. Then I bale and wrap it in one step. As a last step I collect the bales with a collecting trailer for bales

[@domcarriesabomb5824]

I can't open the rest of the silage its still covered in the white blanket

[@FarmerCop]

Use a front loader bucket of some kind

[@Jayhawk226]

I am really new to the game. Does this work if the game owns the bga like in ravenport, do I just earn less?

[@FarmerCop]

You have to own the BGA to sell at it, it wont let you sell at it otherwise

[@chrisreynolds7129]

Love the tips, thanks!

[@jorget9251]

No sunflowers?

[@mathiast6370]

How do you tip your trailer anywhere? If you can

[@FarmerCop]

On PC you have toi own the land and the control is "LCTRL + I"

[@christoffersgaard564]

Can i put wheat staw in the bunker silo?

[@FarmerCop]

Straw cannot go into the bunker silos

[@daltonhatcher9856]

I did exact same and got fresh maize instead of chaff

[@FarmerCop]

That means you have another mod installed such as maize plus

[@daltonhatcher9856]

@@FarmerCop thanks farmer cop I figured that out after it was maizeplus i love your vids

[@gamerkitty5153]

How do I get more information about my field I don't know how to tell if it's is ready or fertilized all the way, also how do I get that silage building

[@loganlegleiter8419]

If you are on console you use the left stick on the map to change what it shows

[@loganlegleiter8419]

I think you go into the building icon in the shop and scroll until you find it

[@gamerkitty5153]

I've tried that in the pc version but I haven't found it do you mean the in game mod hub

[@FarmerCop]

Should be able to turn on show field info in the settings and walk up to a field or change the map options on the map menu

[@zsirri3514]

Well I have a problem Its everything fine until open the silo R opens 1 part R opens the last part And how can I open the middle one? I saw it on this vid but you did show how to do that u just cute and the it was open... What do I need to do? I already waited 10 minutes but nothing.. What I'm doing wrong? Pls answer

[@PhotonBread]

Can you explain this better? What silo and what middle one? I’m confused

[@FarmerCop]

I think I know what you are talking about, as you get closer to the middle part when unloading silage it will open automatically, if it doesn't use a front loader bucket on it and it will open up.

[@demonicmodz6665]

Just a thought why don’t they have steam tractors in any of the games mod or not that would be awesome

[@justingregersen8084]

Pretty sure I've seen at least 1 steam tractor in the modhub

[@gamingandlifeonwheels2104]

My bad. Had the wrong trailer, that opened sideways. I bet that there was not enough room. So i went for a loading wagon and tadaa ^^

[@martinwikman427]

can someone help me when i am cutting my corn it noot become chaff its fresh maize how do i get silage and when i put grass into silo its not chaff it becames grasssilage and i have cows so i really want to get silage can u help me

[@FarmerCop]

It sounds like you are on a map with maize plus this does NOT apply to maize plus, if you are on a map with maize plus every aspect of the game changes just like with seasons and you will want to watch my maize plus tutorial series

[@insomnia9897]

Hey Farmer Cop, love your videos. Just wondering if you can help me with a problem. I’m trying to make silage on Alpine Farming. I fill the loading wagon with grass, drive it into the bunker silo, but I don’t see any option to unload. Do you know how I unload? I’m playing on the PS4, don’t know if you have experience with it, but any help you could give, I’d really appreciate!

[@FarmerCop]

There wont be an option to unload in the bunker silo, on PC you use the "Unload Here" option which is CTRL and I, console does have the same option, just open the help menu up and it should tall you what the control is to unload here

[@insomnia9897]

@@FarmerCop thanks a lot farmer cop, yes, I worked it out with your help, on PS4 you need to press the R1 and L1 buttons at the same time, then I get the unload here option. Thanks for your help and I look forward to more of your videos. Merry Christmas.

[@codytremblay7929]

I know this sounds crazy but what is a bga

[@FarmerCop]

This video will explain it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHSwaamZh8dpo80

[@Adzhiks]

17:19 ''biger tractors are better tractors'' -uses bigbud-

[@alfiesheard7967]

I use a milling machine to put my silage into a trailer

[@olly7750]

THAT’S CRAZY WOW THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING

[@fishermen552]

Take a bobcat to get the silige level

[@greyprox4677]

Dood, I love your voice owo

[@globoyy2452]

any tips

[@0815firstuser0815]

Corn can be all kinds of grain (contains: wheat, rye, spelled, buckwheat, barley, oats, millet, maize, rice and triticale). So better say maize in FS when harvesting maize. ^^

[@dino30k47]

What does BGA stand for ?

[@FarmerCop]

Biogas Plant

[@ebru1617]

What is a bja? Sorry english is not my native language! At around 19:33

[@FarmerCop]

The BGA is the Biogas Plant and is a great place to sell silage on most maps :)

[@_conner]

Great video

[@24sandryan45]

Wait can’t u bale and wrap grass to make it silage??

[@FarmerCop]

You can

[@DBs58]

Your how-to video helped me a bunch, thank you! Only question I have is regarding the blanket. I still have the middle poat of my blanket covering the silage. How do I open/remove it?

[@FarmerCop]

Great question, as you vlear the silage it should lift off but if it doesnt hit it with a front loader bucket and that will clear it

[@DBs58]

@@FarmerCop ok, I will give that a try...thank you for your help! ✌

[@dvdkiwi]

This is a great tutorial, thanks! Can you also sell silage to the BGA if you don't own the BGA?

[@FarmerCop]

You have to own the BGA to sell to it :)

[@dvdkiwi]

@@FarmerCop I see. Guess we have something to spend our money on ;) Thanks dude!

[@jackkennedy1936]

Leasing the items is a cheaper option based on time of use. Lease, harvest, and then return item once completed to keep your payment down. Do not keep the equipment once you finish as it will take money from you daily (24 hour period).

[@Salomon_Andrade]

Re-leasing items you plan to you again is far more expensive than simply keeping it and paying the daily lease fee, because when you first lease an item you have to pay the initial lease fee which is FAR more expensive than the daily lease fee