Feed Storage Loss Calculator
A worksheet for working out how much feed is lost in storage. Producers use it to compare stored amounts to amounts fed out and find where loss occurs.
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What you fill in
- Feed type and storage method
- Amount put into storage
- Date stored
- Amount taken out or fed
- Amount spoiled or discarded
- Loss worked out as a share
- Likely cause of loss
- Change to reduce loss
How to use this worksheet
Work down the lines and fill in what you know. Leave a line blank if you need to look something up, then come back and finish it.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and National Agricultural Library.
For more in this area, see the beef cattle guides. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Exclusive: Russell Feed Store’s Magic Fertilizer, and farming farm stories.