Formulating diets to get the most out of forage, rather than bought-in compound feeds, has long been accepted as a way for dairy producers to be more profitable. However, nutritionist Roy Eastlake ...

Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) has emerged as a vital forage resource, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, due to its high biomass yield and adaptability to diverse agronomic ...

With many farmers harbouring doubts about the economics of feeding grass silage to cattle and dairy cows, Teagasc cattle specialist LIAM FITZGERALD goes back to basics to take a look at the elements ...

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DAIRY farmers know very well that fresh grass is the cheapest form of feed for their cows to produce quality milk at a profit. However, cows can be quite fussy eaters and farmers need to ensure they ...

Farmers looking to make the most of the best conditions for silage harvesting should consider their options for tackling jobs such as rowing up wilted crops Options such as Krone's centre delivery ...

DairyNZ senior farm systems specialist Ron Pellow. Dairy farmers’ pickled pasture – silage – depends on good inputs, DairyNZ says. The industry-good body said that, to produce high-quality grass ...

As a country blessed with the soils and climate needed to produce high yields of quality forage, there is strong demand for machinery to maintain and harvest copious quantities of grass in spring and ...

About a million hectares of first-cut silage will be harvested in Ireland this year. In this two-part series, Thomas O'Sullivan, InTouch Feeding Specialist at Alltech, considers how to set goals for ...

Despite Ireland having "lagged behind" in the area of anaerobic digestion, there are "great lessons" to be learned from how it has been applied in Europe. Despite Ireland having "lagged behind" in the ...