Covering Value Calculator
Compare covered and uncovered feed storage
You've already invested in growing and harvesting the feed. Use your own numbers to see how storage loss changes the value you keep.
This is an estimate based on the numbers you enter. Actual results will vary.
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Covered loss must be lower than uncovered loss to produce a positive savings estimate. You can still use your own numbers.
How the estimate works and research sources
Total feed value = yield per acre × acres × feed value per ton. The comparison applies the uncovered and covered loss percentages shown above.
Default loss rates are starting points, not guarantees. Adjust them to fit your crop, moisture, weather, packing, sealing, storage time, pile shape and feedout practices.
References: University of Minnesota Extension, University of Wisconsin Extension and the International Silo Association.