Our latest Campaign for Better Silage article expresses the importance of paying attention to detail and timeliness when making the best silage, especially with applications of slurry and fertiliser.

Which of the following best describes your first-cut grass silage approach? 1. I take my first-cut early, whenever possible, or 2. I leave first-cut until mid to late-May – so that grass bulks up. Find out in our latest article the best approach.

Cutting grass in a multi-cut silage system has the potential to be over £700/ha more profitable than a traditional three-cut approach, even if milk price is dropping towards 40 pence/litre (p/l).

Last season’s heatwave provided some big lessons for making grass silage. So what can we learn from 2022?

Last year provided Scottish livestock producers with generally kind weather for making silage. But do not assume the same will happen this year. With elevated feed costs, making quality silage to produce milk and meat cost-effectively will be key.  

As one of the cheapest feed sources available, good grass silage is pivotal to farming profitably – especially now that milk prices have recently fallen back.

'Campaign for Better Silage' is a new initiative brought to you by Volac, Krone, Sinclair McGill and Yara. This article covers ‘to-do’ lists for dairy farmers and what key tasks must be prioritised to ensure high-quality silage.

Volac silage expert Ken Stroud discusses the weather lessons learnt from the past few years, and what we can do to prepare for them.

'Campaign for Better Silage' is a new 2023 initiative brought to you by Volac, Krone, Sinclair McGill and Yara. Our first article offers advice on the right decisions to make on farm to improve business resilience.