In this 11th edition of our dairy farm journal Julian talks about this critical time of year when farmers cut their pastures to make silage.

It's important to cut, ted, bale and wrap protein-rich grass before it tries to go into seed and its nutritional quality drops off. To many people driving by these look like giant marshmallows lying around in paddocks but silage is a vital way to get protein into cows during drier summer months when pastures have dried out. The ability to make silage on farm - which is dependant on good rainfall and weather - reduces the amount of hay that has to be bought to feed cows, and therefore reduces input costs and helps farms remain financially sustainable.

Watch as Julian outlines this fascinating annual process.