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A short video tutorial of how to make a small scale rice straw silage production, most of countries with agriculture industry has rice field, this rice straw silage is one of many feed alternative for livestock based on agriculture by-product. Silage production has widely used in livestock industry, simple technology to preserve livestock feed to be used when there is insufficient supply of food for livestock, or when the land for planting grass unavailable. This video is suitable for small-scale farmers with limited land owned. Other than that this method does not require a large capital, an appropriate technology which very useful for small farmers. Other References: "Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to ruminants (cud-chewing animals such as cattle and sheep) or used as a biofuel feedstock for anaerobic digesters. It is fermented and stored in a process called ensilage, ensiling or silaging, and is usually made from grass crops, including maize, sorghum or other cereals, using the entire green plant (not just the grain). Silage can be made from many field crops, and special terms may be used depending on type (oatlage for oats, haylage for alfalfa, etc.) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silage Background Music: Coldplay - Viva La Vida [Radio Edit]