Farmers planning to make baled silage should look carefully at the costs involved. A lot of bales have already been made after a jump in grass growth in early April. Have you sat down to do the ...

David McAlister is an Agri contractor based at Kilmoyle, Armoy in Co. Antrim. He operates a very successful baled silage ...

ON 87% of farms producing big bale silage, mould is present on a large portion of bales. However, this problem can be avoided. Baled silage is now made on two thirds of all farms in Ireland and ...

Good-quality grass silage is the foundation of the winter ration for livestock, and throughout the year for housed systems. A key metric for achieving the best intakes and performance from that fodder ...

A tractor scoops preserved silage and loads it onto a baling machine, and then packages into roll bale, at Chemusian dairy farm in Nakuru County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Many dairy farmers are ...

Farms relying on big bale silage to feed cattle should have an idea of its nutritional value – and ideally get some feedback on their field management. The simplest way to do both is to take a sample ...

We are delighted to have the first cut of silage made and we got a good return, with 153 bales of silage coming off 16 acres. It is a great relief to have the first cut baled and in the yard, as the ...

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