With a lower milk payout and a potentially hot, dry summer ahead, effective maize management to reduce nutrient and dry matter losses will be key. That’s the view of Nutrinza managing director Warren ...
A lack of sunshine during the summer has delayed this year's maize harvest dates, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy, as he offers his advice on this year's harvest. A lack of sunshine during ...
A switch to grain maize could be the answer for farmers with maize crops still standing because harvest has been hampered by wet ground conditions. This is according to Michael Carpenter, technical ...
Luke said he had resisted initial encouragement from his agronomist to grow maize for silage but said this year it was proving to be an excellent drought strategy. The Leawood Angus principal runs a ...
Provision of enrichment in welfare- and environmentally-friendly pig pens is important for sustainable pig production. The primary aim of the present experiment was to investigate the effects of maize ...
IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...
THE LG Maize Technical Manual published by Nickersons (UK) Ltd outlines the nutritional characteristics of maize silage, suggesting different ways it can be used within high input and low input dairy ...
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