Serious about making more milk from forage? Still got last season’s silage analysis reports? They offer a goldmine of tips for making better silage. Ken Stroud offers 9 top tips to interpret your silage analysis.
Livestock farmers who experience common grass silage problems of heating, clamp slippage and mycotoxins, should reassess silage-making techniques.
An early cut of fast grass has set Shropshire producer, Mark Fitton up for the year and hopefully put him on track to replace dwindling forage stocks, as long as another drought is not imminent.
If there’s one lesson from last year’s challenging and hugely variable forage season, it’s the need to adapt to whatever the season throws at us. Read our latest article from Freya Webber, Volac’s Technical Business Manager.
Optimising silage quality and preventing unnecessary dry matter losses should be the primary focus for dairy farmers facing depressed milk price.
