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.

ClampShield 500 and BaleShield 160: ultimate protection for your valuable forage crops from Kelvin Cave’s product range

Getting the best from very dry cereals and pulses using Kelvin Cave’s Proflake NC

With pressure on input costs and the supply chain  gearing up to remove imported soya in diets, the content and quality of protein in home-grown forages is gaining importance. Dr George Fisher looks at grass-based production itself and what we can do to improve the protein situation there.

There’s logic to producing your own home-grown feeds.
Ever-more challenging and unpredictable weather conditions, combined with volatile feed and fertiliser markets mean self-sufficiency is not only a smart move, but one that will keep you on top of your game.

Growing maize in one of England’s most northerly counties was always going to be a challenge. But once tenant farmer, Martin Sedgewick, put his mind to it, he found he could produce a high-quality feed on which his cattle ‘have never looked back’.

Preliminary results published earlier this year by independent silage researcher and consultant, Dr Dave Davies, have now been extended. His new data provides more compelling evidence that some silage additives are no better than using no additive at all. He explains his latest findings.

Making silage from autumn-cut grass can be a challenge. But getting it right can provide a highly nutritious forage. Silage consultant, Dr Horst Auerbach, offers some tips for getting the best from the last cut of the season.