The value of maize silage in beef rations is well recognised throughout the world. It is a competitive alternative feed to grass silage for winter rations. In a year such as this, with fantastic grain ...

Initial analysis of maize silage indicates this year’s crop could be a welcome addition to dairy rations this winter. Results from 1,300 forages show dry matter averaged 31.2% at 11.3ME, while starch ...

With a lower milk payout and a potentially hot, dry summer ahead, effective maize management to reduce nutrient and dry matter losses will be key. That’s the view of Nutrinza managing director Warren ...

INITIAL ANALYSIS may show good feed potential, but don’t overestimate the quality of your maize silage this winter, warns Frank Wright’s ruminant specialist Cara Freeston-Smith. “Overestimating the ...

I have visited a lot of my autumn calving customers over the last few weeks. In general, cows are milking well in these herds, apart form where poor silage has been produced, and no second forage is ...

It was a very well attended event, and the information available brought into focus how important both maize silage and beet are for livestock production in Ireland, into the future. A wide range of ...

Many Waipa maize silage crops are running two to three weeks late this season due to the combination of later planting and a very cool early summer. As there is considerable variation between, and ...

IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...

Maize silage grown on-farm is at its cheapest per kilo of dry matter in low pay-out years, reveals Ravensdown Agri Manager Bryce Fausett in a paper he is presenting to the New Zealand Grassland ...

GOVERNMENT says the silage production programme it introduced last year to address challenges brought about by high feed costs in the dairy industry has helped the subsector make significant recovery.

Initial analysis of this season’s maize silage suggest farmers will be able to look forward to crops that will perform well in diets, according to Trouw Nutrition GB who run the UKs largest forage ...