Better Silage

Ecocool silage additive dramatically reduces harmful mycotoxin levels in maize silage exposed to air, but new research reveals that high initial contamination requires specialist treatment.

The correct timing of harvest is absolutely essential when thinking about the quality of maize silage - but how else can we maximise potential?

After a very difficult year, farmers are finding that managing maize is becoming more of a challenge - but how can they overcome this?

After the wet summer and autumn of 2023, many farmers were not able to complete their reseeding as planned, so are looking towards the end of this summer to catch up

Baled grass silage can be as good as clamped silage, says Volac silage scientist, Dr Mark Leggett, but it is essential to employ equal attention to detail when making it – starting by cutting grass at the optimum time.

High quality silage is a high energy, palatable and digestible forage which can provide a significant proportion of the nutritional needs of a high yielding dairy cow.

High quality silage is a high energy, palatable and digestible forage which can provide a significant proportion of the nutritional needs of a high yielding dairy cow

Ensuring grass is cut at the right time to achieve the desired silage quality is paramount and leaving it late will result in a reduction in sugars, protein and digestibility

As the days lengthen and grass begins to grow, thoughts move to first cut silage. But after a difficult end to 2023, what should farmers be focusing on?