Ensile (Verb)
Meaning
Store in a silo; "ensile fodder for the cows".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Once the corn is harvested and chopped, it will be ensiled in the large storage tank on the farm.
- High moisture content often requires the farmer to ensile crops such as alfalfa.
- The procedure to ensile grass includes a combination of chopping, density, and cover to ensure low oxygen levels.
- Farmers must consider various factors in order to ensile fodder properly for the cows to feed on during the winter.
- Using a harvester fitted with a chopper and a blower is an efficient way to ensile maize in large silos.