maize

We chat with two growers and an agronomist to find out how the maize campaign is progressing

After a wet winter across much of the country, maize growers are being urged to focus on fundamentals, with experts highlighting how careful management can unlock both yield and crop quality in 2026

Growing beans and sunflowers in a crop of forage maize has seen a Pembrokeshire dairy farm raise silage crude protein (CP) levels to nearly 14%

Maize silage is a critical part of the beef ration at Shoby Priory Agriculture in Leicestershire, where close to 1,000 cattle are finished annually

After a run of wildly different seasons, maize variety choice is no longer a straight yield chase and maturity is about protecting harvest timeliness, soil and starch per acre

First grown as an emergency biogas feedstock, maize has held its place in the rotation on one Hertfordshire arable farm despite the challenge of growing on very different soil types

Farming on the northern margins of the North Wessex Downs, Hamish McIntosh has always tried to maximise the contribution maize makes to his milking ration

The 2025 season might not have been the kindest for growing forage maize, but it has offered some potentially valuable lessons

The first maize silage analysis results for 2025 show the impact of the atypical growing season

There is more momentum for a new multiple-use maize variety following three consecutive years of positive trial results