The success of a crop of grass silage should be judged on its feed value, not yield. This throws attention on the whole process, not just the choice of seed, nor the harvesting period, but going right ...

Good quality silage can still be made in a wet season provided the sward and the cut grass are properly managed, believes nutritionist Mateusz Mieczkowski. “With feed costs soaring it’s important to ...

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Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...

Ideally, sugars in grass silage at the time of cutting should be higher than 3%. Getting the fundamentals right at the start is the key to making good silage. Picture: Frédéric Michel / iStock. Wed, ...

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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 ...

Brian Reidy is a beef farmer and independent ruminant nutritionist with Premier Farm Nutrition, based in Cahir, Co Tipperary. If you have ticked all of the boxes in an effort to make good quality ...