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A Guide to Forage Crop Options and Yield Returns.

By growing forage crops farmers automatically benefit from mixed forage diets to help increase animal intakes, ensure optimum rumen stability and improve feed utilisation.

A Quick Guide on When to Sow & Feed Forage Crops to Cattle

There is a broad range of forage crops available to farmers but it is about finding the one that is most suited to your management system.

Best Practices for Managing Newly Reseeded Pastures for Weed Control

The most challenging factors in managing a new grass reseed are based around weed control and pest control.

Key Factors for Successful Reseeding Grassland

There are a number of key factors to establishing a successful reseed, and the first step is to have a planned approach.

Maize Harvesting: Guide on Right Time for Yield & Nutrition Values

Forecasting the expected date of harvest is important in planning the rotation and remaining compliant with regulations.

Points to Consider for Growing a Successful Crop of Forage Maize

Maize silage is a high energy starch-rich palatable feed ideal for ruminant rations. It is a reliable and consistent forage, which helps support high levels of animal performance.

Strategies to Manage Sterile Brome in Winter Crops

Sterile brome, also known as barren brome, is a mainly winter grass – native in rough waste ground, hedgerows, and roadsides -which causes a dramatic compromise of yield potential in winter crops, especially where heavy infestations have occurred.

Understanding Soil Fertility and its Impact on Silage Yields

According to a report by Michael Hennessy, Teagasc, sub-optimal soil fertility is probably the core reason that target silage yields and digestibility are not achieved on many farms.