New forage means rebalancing minerals for beef
Producers may keep a close watch on energy, protein and fibre in their forage analysis. But what about minerals? Dr Donald Lawson from Kelvin Cave partners, Premier Nutrition, explains why it’s particularly important to check the mineral status of any new forage.
Learn moreThe value of quality silage: a key driver of dairy farm profitability
As milk prices continue downwards, farmers are scrutinising costs of production, with many focussed on the cost of feed. Jonathan Hill, principal consultant with Promar International, explains the value of making more milk from high-quality forage.
Learn moreFirm Favourites…Even in heavy going
When the race is on to beat spiraling bought-in feed costs and stay ahead of the field in producing your own home-grown forage, it pays to back some sure-fire winners!
Learn moreIntercropping for protein yield resilience: peas, beans and cereals in a changing climate
Through our company’s involvement in the Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) Project, Kelvin Cave works with many industry partners in the drive to increase the national acreage of home-grown proteins.
Learn moreWet threat to silage controlled by preservative
Good farming practice and the right choice of additive have turned potentially difficult silage cuts into good quality forage for a high yielding herd.
Learn moreWhen conditions are tough chemical preservatives get going
Last autumn, Kelvin Cave brought MultiMax to the market, at a time when silages were being made in challenging conditions. This additive – based on sodium nitrite and sodium formate – prevents clostridial fermentations in low dry matter, potentially soil-contaminated, grass silage.
Learn moreHigh moisture hay stacks up as fuel and wrap costs rise
As the drive to reduce single-use plastic continues apace, farmers are increasingly seeking alternatives to wrapping their baled forage.
Growing numbers are turning to high moisture hay, which can be now treated with the modern preservative, BaleSafe, at the time of baling.
Feeding wholecrop beans in a TMR for calves
In this edition, we report on some on-farm trials he subsequently carried out at his North Lingy Moor Farm near Richmond. In these trials – undertaken as part of the Nitrogen Climate Smart (NCS) Project – he used wholecrop beans as part of a total mixed ration and fed it to calves from about four months of age.
Learn moreTeamwork helps hit home-growth goals
Fresh from the success of our Lionesses football team, we’re all feeling a sense of pride as we reflect on what can be achieved when a team works cohesively together. And whilst we at Kelvin Cave Ltd can’t claim to have achieved the same adulation, we are all very firmly focussed on how we can work as a team both with and for our customers. We have always been keen to supply far more than just a product, rather seeking a whole system solution, helping growers recognise how their land can produce exactly what their livestock (or customers) need.
Learn moreUltimate protection for your valuable forage crops
ClampShield 500 and BaleShield 160: ultimate protection for your valuable forage crops from Kelvin Cave’s product range
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