Consider cutting grass for silage early this spring, rather than leaving it for longer if you continue to have a lack of useful rain, says Ecosyl silage specialist, Peter Smith. Read more.
As ‘King of the Forage Crops” maize represents a cost-effective route to improving ration efficiencies, as British Dairying reports from the Volac Maize Symposia.
Using an additive on this year’s “earliest ever” maize harvest is a no brainer for the Tincknell family who are looking to safeguard every tonne of forage following the drought.
As farmers in the south of England and Wales face dwindling forage supplies thanks to the drought, now is the time to plan and do everything possible to make the most of every tonne of forage available.
