Farmers and ranchers who need to preserve feed for their livestock over the winter or during periods of drought often turn to bagging silage. Silage is grass or other green fodder that has been ...

For dairy farmers, “good feed promotes good production” is a guiding principle that has a direct cause-and-effect impact on milk tank volume. As a result, providing the highest quality feed is crucial ...

Peterchurch, Herefordshire: Some silage competitions are assessed in a lab far away, this one takes place in a noisy pub, with judges getting their hands dirty What a night. I’ve just got home from ...

As of this year, silage bales, including dry matter silage or haylage, can only be stored a maximum of two bales high, in the absence of adequate facilities for the collection and storage of any ...

In the most recent review of the Nitrates Regulations (2010), changes were introduced to the way silage bales may be stored. Farmers may need to re-examine how they store silage bales, particularly ...

Haylage is a specialist forage for horses and, as its name suggests, is a cross between hay and silage. Its biggest advantage over hay is that it is considered “dust free”, compared to hay which is ...

A Fodder Transport Scheme has been announced by the Minister for Agriculture today, worth €40/bale to offset the transport costs of hay, fodder beet, straw and silage for feeding, where this involves ...

Growing a specific, low potash silage for dry cows could help prevent post-calving difficulties and get cows off to a flying start. Formulating a safe dry cow ration is becoming increasingly ...

Peter Robinson took a leap of faith 20 years ago when he sold his dairy herd to focus on his haylage business on his farm near Maynooth, Co Kildare. He was told he was “mad” for doing it, but Robinson ...

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