The success of a crop of grass silage should be judged on its feed value, not yield. This throws attention on the whole process, not just the choice of seed, nor the harvesting period, but going right ...

If farmers are serious about increasing the production from forage, they need to minimise losses across the production process, starting with the crop in the field. Timing of first cut is a crucial ...

Fat is an important ingredient that has a material impact on the nutritional value, texture, taste, shelf-life and producer price of milk. However, milk products are a significant source of saturated ...

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Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...

Forage preservation can be an attractive alternate to cover farmer feed problems to ensure regular supply of fodder even in periods of acute shortage to get optimum production from dairy animals. The ...

DairyNZ senior farm systems specialist Ron Pellow. Dairy farmers’ pickled pasture – silage – depends on good inputs, DairyNZ says. The industry-good body said that, to produce high-quality grass ...

With many farmers harbouring doubts about the economics of feeding grass silage to cattle and dairy cows, Teagasc cattle specialist LIAM FITZGERALD goes back to basics to take a look at the elements ...

Silage contamination can dramatically reduce grass yield and quality. Learn how small mistakes during harvest can lead to major dry matter losses.