A lack of sunshine during the summer has delayed this year's maize harvest dates, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy, as he offers his advice on this year's harvest. A lack of sunshine during ...

Regular forage analysis and ration tweaks will be essential this winter after contrasting maize harvest conditions led to a wide variation in silage quality. Many crops matured early in the dry, hot ...

Harvest was completed earlier than I ever remember. Yields were back a bit, especially the wheat, which I put down to the awful spring of 2024. That held the maize back, which, in turn, held up wheat ...

Many Waipa maize silage crops are running two to three weeks late this season due to the combination of later planting and a very cool early summer. As there is considerable variation between, and ...

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 ...

A lot of very good silage was made in May but towards the end of the month, and in early June, the weather made it very difficult for silage harvesting in most areas. The best weather often comes in ...

With a lower milk payout and a potentially hot, dry summer ahead, effective maize management to reduce nutrient and dry matter losses will be key. That’s the view of Nutrinza managing director Warren ...

IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...

Chandigarh: It is not just the paddy that has borne the brunt of rain fury and the subsequent floods in Punjab, but the maize crop awaiting harvest too has suffered damage in some parts of the state.

FARMERS will next week have the chance to view forage maize crops in Wensleydale as they rapidly approach readiness for harvest. KW Alternative Feeds, in conjunction with Grainseed (Maize Ltd) and ...

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 ...