Technical articles

At Kelvin Cave Ltd we aim to be at the cutting edge of technical advances and improved knowledge in the field of home-grown feed processing and preservation and to pass this information and new product knowledge on to our customers. We hope you find these articles featuring some of the scientific facts and recent research, of interest.

The use of urea or urea-containing additives?

The use of urea or urea-containing additives?

The use of urea or urea-containing additives?

To crimp or not to crimp?

Listeria and licheniformis – are they losing you money?

Benefits of a multi-cut forage system

Improving beef ration with wholecrop beans

Hold on to more profit with home-grown beans

Research shows the true value of effective silage preservation

Growers advised to crimp unevenly ripened cereals

Invest in better silage

Getting out of the Protein Trap

Crimped Grain Passes the Acid Test

A new approach to silage preservation

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Team Visit to Sweden

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Wagyu Producer Raises Silage Quality with Safesil

Forage contractor and Wagyu beef producer, David Leighton (pictured), started using Safesil Challenge around two years ago and says he is...