Keep an eye out for the risk of mycotoxin this winter, as the dry summer has resulted in hard to manage high dry matter silage.

The competition, judged by John Whiteford, Cupar, was topped by a 2kg sample of winter barley. Champion in the grass and silage section was Lilburn Estate. The junior section, was led by young Lily ...

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As grass availability continues to fall, the majority of farmers will be feeding silage whether cows are housed or not.

Farmers are paying double what they were five years ago to recycle their farm plastics, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture has been told. It is estimated that it is now costing farmers ...

More than in other years, I’m encountering quite a few grass silage pits that are heating and going off very quickly once opened — whether being fed in blocks or through a total mixed ration (TMR).

In a previous Hoard’s Dairyman Intel article, contributor Steve Martin noted that we shouldn’t ignore protein levels in corn silage when feeding dairy cows. Admittedly, I have somewhat ignored this ...

While it is still too early to provide a definitive perspective on the overall quality of grass silages made in 2025, Alltech’s regional manager for Northern Ireland, Aislinn Campbell, is confirming ...

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