Contents tagged with Silage
23 April 2020
20 April 2020
Liver fluke is a parasite that effects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage pose a risk to livestock
19 April 2023
Top 10 tips for making the best big bale silage.
5 May 2020
Latest research on the effect of chop length when lucerne is fed alongside maize silage in dairy cow diets
20 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.
30 January 2024
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.
30 January 2024
Throughout GB average milk yields continued to track above the previous year, even though producers have moved back to a forage based system.
3 November 2021
Preliminary investigation into factors affecting the slippage of clamp silage
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.
30 January 2024
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.