Good (but possibly declining) milk prices, coupled with high inputs costs, mean that maximising milk from homegrown forage and silage really is a ‘no brainer’.

Recent years have seen an increase in slippage in grass silage clamps. Find out how you should respond to clamp slippage.

Farmers looking to make better silage in 2023 to reduce reliance on bought-in feeds should start planning now, urges Volac silage specialist, Ken Stroud, to allow time for appropriate actions. Based on experience, he offers a timely five-point plan.

Alan Smith, Volac Business Manager, provides top tips and advice for preventing silage issues such as silage heating or clamp slippage before they start.

Ecosyl have a selection of great tools to help you with clamp management, calculating clamp stock levels, finding out your value per acre and discovering which silage additive is best for your crop.

Looking to produce more milk from forage? Use our five point checklist to examine your clamp and see what lessons it can reveal to help you boost next season's silage.

The 2022 growing season provided a clear reminder of why it is important to capture and lock-in silage yield and quality at every opportunity.

Prospects of low winter silage stocks – due to poor grass growth during the summer drought and early opening of clamps for buffer feeding – could make it important to employ extra vigilance to safeguard maize silage against losses this year, in order to head off forage shortfalls, says Volac silage expert, Peter Smith.

With soaring feed costs it makes a lot of sense to maximise milk production from home-grown forage, says Volac silage scientist Dr Mark Leggett. Moreover, healthy milk prices add to this argument.