As warmer temperatures set in, dairy producers are increasingly challenged to protect herd health and maintain performance during periods of heat stress. Article by Dr Richard Kirkland, ruminant nutritionist for Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients.
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.
