Harvesting fodder maize at an increased stage of maturity improves the starch content of maize silage and the proportion of rumen by-pass starch without negative effects on silage preservation, feed ...

Tentative indications are that the poor spring weather we have been experiencing may be drawing to a close, with high ...

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 ...

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Global experts will share practical, science-led advice on improving forage maize production and utilisation at two UK farmer symposium events ...

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Using foliar feeds on maize challenged by soil nutrient deficiencies and drought increased yield by 36t/ha on a Welsh livestock farm. Nigel Bowyer and his family grow 8ha (20 acres) of maize at Ty ...

Alternative forages such as maize, whole crop and beet provide a much more consistent quality product from year to year than grass silage, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy Crops such as maize ...

The impact on a farm’s cost of production from more than doubling forage maize yield, from 7t dry matter/ha to 18t, is significant. This yield benefit was seen when the same maize variety was grown ...