Pay close attention to detail to mowing, wilting and fermentation if hoping autumn grass silage cuts will help to top up drought-hit silage stocks from summer, livestock farmers are being urged.
Farmers looking to make the most of a late silage cut are being urged to use a proven additive in light of low grass sugars and risk of residual nitrates in swards.
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.
