With grass silage costing as much as €250/t of dry matter to produce, no farm can afford to make mistakes when making, harvesting or clamping the crop. If you have ticked all of the boxes in an effort ...

There can’t be many jobs in farming more dreaded than sheeting and unsheeting silage clamps, with mere mention of the task sending friends and family scuttling off to other “more important” jobs.

Fodder used to make silage should have a moisture content of 60 to 70 percent or dry matter in the range of 30 to 35 percent. Silage and hay are preserved feeds that come in handy for dairy cows ...

SILAGE is simply pickled grass and having an adequate quality of this feed is essential for all livestock farmers. Grass that's cut as silage is preserved in its own juices (acids) which normally ...

Farmers who have not yet ordered their silage pit covers could be in for a shock as supplies of covers are tight across both Ireland and Britain. The problem stems from the delayed manufacture of pit ...

Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...