To most livestock farmers 2022 is a year to remember. This is because the drought caught many unaware before they could stock up on enough quality feed for their animals to push them through. Many ...

In some areas, people are already putting up corn silage, especially areas where moisture was lacking. In this week’s column I’ll give a few pointers on making quality corn silage this fall. Depending ...

Corn that was drought-stressed this year will have higher toxic nitrate levels, so be very careful during the silage-making process. Corn silage with high nitrate levels poses a higher risk to form ...

About a million hectares of first-cut silage will be harvested in Ireland this year. In this two-part series, Thomas O'Sullivan, InTouch Feeding Specialist at Alltech, considers how to set goals for ...

With grass silage costing as much as €250/t of dry matter to produce, no farm can afford to make mistakes when making, harvesting or clamping the crop. If you have ticked all of the boxes in an effort ...

Former athlete Japheth Mutai prepares silage used for feeding animals at his Kipkenyo Kazi mingi farm in Kapseret Constituency Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Silage is an important part ...