Insightful

Last season’s heatwave provided some big lessons for making grass silage. So what can we learn from 2022?

Good, but possibly declining, milk prices, coupled with high inputs costs, mean that maximising milk from homegrown forage and silage really is a ‘no brainer’.

Careful selection of maize varieties is helping a large-scale beef enterprise in North Yorkshire to finish cattle within 90 days and maximise biogas yield from an anaerobic digestion plant. Debbie James reports

It takes years to breed, test and register new maize varieties which give UK growers the highest level of performance. Debbie James finds out more from the experts leading the maize breeding and trial work at farmer-owned co-operative Limagrain.

Looking to improve his dairy herd’s yield and production efficiencies, Nigel Harper has been able to boost milk production from home-grown forage, with maize silage now accounting for a larger proportion of the herd’s total mixed ration diet.

The Young Farmers’ Club mantra that you do not need to be a farmer to join its ranks continues to be its message as it recruits members. It is also the opening gambit put forward to introduce teenagers to agriculture as a career possibility.

At turnout, young heifers allowed to graze infected pastures will develop large worm burdens over time and pasture contamination will accelerate as the season progresses.

Good silage will be key to making the most of good milk prices in the face of high fertiliser and feed costs.

Kenyan-born Flavian came into farming almost by accident.

Interested in a career in agriculture but not sure which job role you will suit? Find out more about the 7 coolest jobs in agriculture. Danusia Osiowy reports.