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Step 1. Cutting
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Step 3. Harvesting
Step 4. Treating
Step 5. Clamping
Step 6. Feeding
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Step 3. Treating
Step 4. Clamping
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Grass Silage
Step 1. Cutting
Step 2. Wilting
Step 3. Harvesting
Step 4. Treating
Step 5. Clamping
Step 6. Feeding
Multi-cut benefits
Maize silage
Step 1. Planning
Step 2. Harvesting
Step 3. Treating
Step 4. Clamping
Step 5. Feeding
About
Downloads
Latest
Contact
FREE SIlage Consultation
February 4, 2026
Rhiannon Sully-Newman
Plan ahead to make 2026 silage production more ...

After the difficult season for grass growth in 2025, consider what steps you can take to mitigate against another drought in 2026 causing grass silage shortages again next winter, dairy farmers are being urged. Especially with falling milk prices.

Plan ahead to make 2026 silage production more resilient to drought
January 19, 2026
Rhiannon Sully-Newman
Concerned about silage losses?

It’s fair to say, many farmers are facing tight silage stocks this winter – after the summer drought. If you’re in that position, and looking to minimise further losses, this is for you.

Concerned about silage losses?
December 15, 2025
Rhiannon Sully-Newman
Follow the forage – preparing for the silage ...

Squeezed milk prices and tight silage stocks are seeing Shropshire farmer Mark Fitton squaring up for a challenging year in 2026.

Follow the forage – preparing for the silage season
December 8, 2025
Rhiannon Sully-Newman
Winter tips for minimising losses from clamped ...

Once forage has been clamped, as well as preventing rain driving into the open clamp face and ‘washing away’ the fermentation acid that’s preserving it, the key is to minimise ingress of air.

Winter tips for minimising losses from clamped silage
November 24, 2025
Rhiannon Sully-Newman
Follow the maize – filling the forage gap

Dry conditions affected both maize and grass growth in 2025. Shropshire farmer Mark Fitton spent a busy autumn getting silage stocks back on track.

Follow the maize – filling the forage gap
Rhiannon Sully-Newman
October 1, 2024

Silage additive prevents maize mycotoxin contamination could be timely this year

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
October 1, 2024
Silage additive prevents maize mycotoxin contamination could be timely this year

Ensiling forage maize with the dual-acting additive, Ecocool, which aids fermentation and targets yeast and mould growth, can prevent significant mycotoxin accumulation in silages exposed to air.

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
September 18, 2024

5 reasons to preserve maize silage with a proven additive this season

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
September 18, 2024
5 reasons to preserve maize silage with a proven additive this season

If you're committed to maximising milk production from forage, you don't want the hard work and investment you've put into growing nutritious corn silage to go to waste. Find out more in our latest article.

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
September 11, 2024

Follow the Maize – preparing for harvest

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
September 11, 2024
Follow the Maize – preparing for harvest

Welcome to ‘Follow the Maize’ – a series of Volac advertorials looking at maize through the season. This first advertorial introduces Shropshire grower, Mark Fitton, and his harvesting approach.

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
August 29, 2024

Managing Maize

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
August 29, 2024
Managing Maize

After a very difficult year, farmers have been weighing up options to make up the forage gap...

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
August 19, 2024

Why using a silage additive on maize makes so much sense

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
August 19, 2024
Why using a silage additive on maize makes so much sense

Excess production of carbon dioxide in silage clamps is a sign that hard-earned silage feed value is being lost. But how could an additive help?

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
August 13, 2024

Varied season could put increased emphasis on good maize silage in dairy rations

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
August 13, 2024
Varied season could put increased emphasis on good maize silage in dairy rations

Wide variability in maize, grass and cereal crops, due to this season’s turbulent weather, could put extra pressure on silage strategies on dairy farms this winter, a forage expert is predicting. 

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
July 30, 2024

Planning to protect maize

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
July 30, 2024
Planning to protect maize

With uncertainty in the cereals market, can you guarantee being able to purchase cereal-based concentrates at a sensible price for this winter?

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
July 16, 2024

Plan ahead to avoid silage shortfalls if another late turnout in 2025, dairy farmers urged

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
July 16, 2024
Plan ahead to avoid silage shortfalls if another late turnout in 2025, dairy farmers urged

Plan ahead to avoid silage shortfalls if another late turnout in 2025, dairy farmers urged

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
July 5, 2024

Choose wholecrop cereal harvest date according to farm needs

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
July 5, 2024
Choose wholecrop cereal harvest date according to farm needs

Dairy farmers making wholecrop silage from winter or spring cereals should choose the crop’s harvest date and percentage dry matter (%DM) content according to the farm’s needs, says Peter Smith, silage specialist at Volac.

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
June 27, 2024

Managing wholecrop and maize

Rhiannon Sully-Newman
June 27, 2024
Managing wholecrop and maize

Discover the essential considerations for incorporating wholecrop and maize into your animal feed.

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