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 ...

UK maize harvests began three weeks early in parts of the South amid severe drought and record heat, with farmers now facing ...

Wide variability in maize, grass, and cereal crops due to turbulent weather is putting extra pressure on dairy farm silage strategies this winter.

Topping clamps of maize or grass silage with a layer of fodder beet can provide a ready-made total mixed ration without the challenges sometimes associated with ensiling this mix. Clamping crushed ...

Grain maize production exceeds the demand for grain maize in China. Methods for harvesting good-quality silage maize urgently need a theoretical basis and reference data in order to ensure its ...

Northern Ireland looks set to top the pecking order of locations in which forage maize has been grown across the UK in 2025, ...

The farm was open to farmers in September when they were invited to see the forage maize trials, and a follow up visit was held last month for them to see the maize feeding at first hand.

Maize silage is mainly used to feed all dairy cattle on the farm: growing animals, dry cows, and lactating cows. It contains protein, minerals, and sometimes the energy to meet the animal’s ...

Many dairy farmers are used to buying silage packed in kilos and compressed in open packs. But there is a new trend in town — bale silage. According to silage experts, bale-wrapping system ...