Clamp management priorities play key role in lifting milk from forage

With a target of keeping clamped silage losses to below 5 per cent, the Halton family has assessed all aspects of silage making from cutting to clamping.

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Clamp management priorities play key role in lifting milk from forage

With a target of keeping clamped silage losses to below 5 per cent, the Halton family has assessed all aspects of silage making from cutting to clamping. With rising input prices across the board, Cheshire...

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