Don’t send your profits down the drain
Drainage pipes under silage clamps aren’t all they’re cracked. up to be. In fact, according to silage expert, Dr Dave Davies, they can do more harm than good. He explains how expelling CO2 and drawing in air can compost your forage.
Learn moreMultiMax in multi-cut grass systems
Dr Horst Auerbach from International Silage Consultancy, Germany gives some background to the development and testing of the new Kelvin Cave silage preservative, MultiMax, and explains how to ensure consistently good fermentation quality in silages from intensively managed grass leys.
Learn more“Look at what you could have done!”
To misquote some iconic catchphrases from Bullseye, that Sunday teatime game show favourite from the ’80s, ‘look at what you could have done’ by following these simple steps and using the right combination of tried and tested products.
Learn moreCombining the benefits of protein crops and bi-cropping
Keen to rear his beef cattle on home-grown proteins, Lancashire farmer, Luke Gardner has also thrown bi-cropping into the mix. The outcome has been cut costs, increased performance and greater benefits in agronomy.
Learn moreMultiMax…the New Silage Additive
MultiMax, the preservative-based additive has been formulated to wipe out spoilage bacteria which can be prevalent in silage harvested in the tight weather windows which are often a feature of multi-cut grass.
Learn moreFocus on Home Production to Dodge External Forces
Who could have predicted the turmoil we face as a nation? And who could have foreseen the gut-wrenching anxiety which is now a feature of everyday life – on the farm and beyond?
Learn moreHard graft and good science reap rewards for Ayrshire farmers
The Campbell family have worked hard to turn a small tenancy into a fully owned farm. The latest generation is adding science to this mix and improving outcomes with high quality forage.
Learn moreGearing up your grassland for silage
Much can be done to grassland to improve the chances of a good outcome when it comes to making silage. Dr George Fisher, grassland consultant, advises on steps to be taken in the run-up to the event.
Learn moreWhole-crop beans for roughage and protein
Whole-cropping beans was not the natural choice for Northumberland farmer, Edward Carins from Broom Hall in Black Callerton, north west of Newcastle. As a livestock producer, arable farmer and farm contractor – operating in partnership with his brother, Ridley – he had all the equipment needed to harvest, dry and store the beans and hadn’t given whole-cropping a thought.
Learn moreAccolades Keep Coming for Silapactor
The awards celebrate all that’s best in the rural West Country, and the SilaPactor’s prize as the ‘Best Farm Product’ follows receipt of the prestigious Dr Alban Davies Trophy at last year’s Royal Welsh Show.
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