Pasture conservation

4. The initial process of cutting down standing pasture using a tractor-pulled mower.
6. Grass left in the paddock after cutting to dry slightly and lose some of its initial moisture before processing.
9. A machine pulled by a tractor that compresses loose grass into compact, tightly bound round or square blocks.
10. Materials used up during the harvesting process that cannot be reused, such as plastic wrap, netting, or twine.
11. Harvester: A large, self-propelled machine used in pit silage making that rapidly cuts and chops fresh grass into tiny pieces.
14. Medium-moisture grass (45% to 55%) that is wilted briefly, rolled into individual bales, and wrapped in multiple layers of heavy plastic film.

1. The long, neat rows of gathered grass created by a rake.
2. A specialist business hired by farmers who owns and operates large fleets of expensive agricultural machinery.
3. A modern agricultural machine that rolls grass into a bale and instantly wraps it in plastic film in one continuous process.
5. The process of using a machine (a tedder) to fluff up and scatter cut grass so it dries evenly in the sun.
7. Conservation: The process of harvesting and storing excess spring grass to feed livestock during winter or summer droughts.
8. Fresh grass chopped, heavily compacted into a concrete bunker, and sealed airtight under a massive plastic sheet at 60% to 70% moisture.
12. Gathering scattered, dry grass into long, neat rows before it is picked up by a baler.
13. Grass that is cut, dried completely in the sun to under 15% moisture, and stored inside a barn without plastic wrapping.