Contents tagged with Silage
2 April 2020
Silage slippage decreases the nutritional and hygienic value of silage and causes significant wastage but each and every year the issue is seen on farms. Join us for a webinar with Dave Davies looking at clamp silage
27 March 2020
Farmers who took part in the AHDB Beef and Lamb-funded project, Beef from Grass, have seen fantastic results through implementing rotational grazing into their systems, with some trialling outwintering.
22 January 2020
UK butterfat levels in October and November were considerably above what we normally see at that time of year, likely a reflection of this season's silage quality.
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16 January 2020
Throughout GB average milk yields continued to track above the previous year, even though producers have moved back to a forage based system.
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26 November 2019
Join AHDB and Dr David Davies from Silage Solutions Ltd, for a webinar focusing on how you should deal with flooded forages and your options available.
24 October 2019
Silage stocks are sitting pretty this year, according to feedback at AHDB’s latest milk forecasting forum. After the difficulties of last year’s hot, dry summer, grass growing conditions have, in general, been significantly better in 2019.
6 March 2019
Grass grown for silage has different needs to grass grown solely for grazing. Silage can provide high quality forage for winter feeding however, as with all crops, it depends on using the right varieties of grass and optimising soil conditions. This manual covers the key issues when making silage
23 May 2019
A factsheet explaing how to calculate the dry matter of silage.