Dairy Technical
Actions to take to reduce silage loss after 'wettest winter'
Farmers harvesting first-cut silage are being warned of “possible fermentation issues” and urged to take preventative action to reduce further...
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Dairy Technical
Farmers advised to target third week of May for first cut silage
Silage remains in the diets of many herds at the moment, with grazing conditions continuing to pose a significant challenge....
Dairy Technical
Is it time to prepare silage ground for the first cut?
Although there are still many cows in the shed, and grazing has not fully taken off yet, it’s now time...
Dairy Technical
Ensuring you get the best use of slurry after first-cut silage
Slurry has a massive role to play on farms as it can be used to replace nutrients within the soil,...
Dairy Technical
Why harvesting high quality silage is important
There is often an aim to cut silage crops early and harvest as high a quality silage as possible, but...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Preparing for first-cut silage
Although current weather conditions wouldn’t suggest it, the harvesting of first-cut silage is just over two months away for most...
Dairy Technical
Completing a fodder budget after first-cut silage
An important job to be completed over the coming weeks is making a fodder budget, to determine how much of...
Dairy Technical
Management of silage effluent after first cut
On the recent ‘Let’s Talk Dairy’ webinar Stuart Childs, dairy specialist with Teagasc spoke about the control of silage effluent...