Moisture meters for grain and hay
Moisture meters take the guesswork out of grain and hay preservation.
Learn moreStacking haylage in your favour
Pressure to reduce the use of plastic on bales comes from many directions, with wrap costs climbing, disposal often difficult and expensive, and plastic in fields and hedgerows unsightly and potentially damaging to livestock and wildlife. Its use may even incur a tax in future.
Learn moreBespoke KC frame allows quick switch from silage to grain
The Kelvin Cave workshop manufactures, modifies and refurbishes a range of milling and ancillary equipment, often making bespoke adaptations for specific farm requirements. One farmer in Warwickshire requested a quick-release IBC frame and Silaspray which can be used to apply additive to silage and easily switched to treating grain.
Learn moreA new feed on the block
A new bulk feed co-product could soon be available to UK farmers, thanks to innovative R&D by several companies, including Kelvin Cave, a British engineering company and an international waste, water and energy giant. The result will be a nutritionally dense, moist livestock feed.
Learn moreInvestment in calf housing for a dairy-Wagyu future
With a ship-shape farm in Cumbria, the Mann family have always kept high standards and achieved good performance across their dairy herd. Now that they’ve committed to Wagyu crossing, their new calf housing is similarly slick.
Learn morePropcorn NC beats grain drying on cost and nutrition
As input costs change, it’s worth revisiting the costs of drying grain or treating it with Propcorn. We asked independent consultant Dr George Fisher to carry out this exercise, and to consider nutritional differences.
Learn moreTiny threats, big losses: why grain store pest control matters
After a season of care and attention in the field, grain pests can devastate a crop once it’s in storage. James Phelps from Barrettine Environmental Health shows how to identify the worst offenders and what steps can be taken to avoid or mitigate loss.
Learn moreSheep TMR bolstered by home-grown beans
Feeding a TMR to sheep based partly on home-grown beans has helped cut costs, improve animal health and meet sustainability goals on Myerscough College farms.
Learn moreHere to help you ride out the storms
Ronan Keating topped the UK charts in July 2000 with ‘Life is a Rollercoaster’ and whilst he was referring to love at the time, the same could often be said of the UK agriculture industry.
Learn moreGrain maize on the rise
The UK’s maize acreage is on the rise and predictions suggest that climate change will drive this further. Prolonged wet weather has become a regular feature of UK winters which is challenging the growth of traditional cereals, particularly in the west.
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