Handy Hints
March 15 2023 08:00 AM

Hold down the bunker plastic

By Hoard's Dairyman staff

On our silage bunkers, we bolt 2-foot pieces of 1” by 4” boards using concrete anchors every 12 feet to hold down the vapor barrier plastic. This way, the wind can’t get a hold of it, and the plastic stays down.

Jaap Dominicus, Canada

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