Key to successful maize in marginal areas

Cumbrian dairy farmers Stephen and Mike Little have been growing maize in challenging conditions for more than 20 years with yields of over 60t/ha freshweight achieved

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Key to successful maize in marginal areas

The Little's 180 ProCross milkers are fed a single TMR based on a 60% maize forage base that produces 25kg of milk/cow/day as well as fuelling a 500 kilowatt AD plant. At a recent Agrovista and Maize...

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