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When fed correctly, good quality silage is the most cost-effective feed source for dairy and beef systems, and it supports both animal health and production. In dairy herds, feeding good quality silage not only helps maximise milk yield, but the breakdown of the fibre fraction of silage in the...

Experts are urging livestock producers to make the best silage possible this season as purchased feed, energy and other inputs continue to rise. Granted, the cost of making grass silage has also risen due to widespread inflation effecting energy and input costs. However, it still offers...

Dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to start forage planning now ahead of the 2023 silage season. Lientjie Colahan, technical sales support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, outlines three important things farmers need to consider for the silage season ahead: 1.Develop a plan with your...

Dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to start forage planning now ahead of the 2023 silage season. Lientjie Colahan, technical sales support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, outlines three important things farmers need to consider for the silage season ahead: 1.Develop a plan with your...

Higher maize growing costs coupled with a potential shortfall in silage quantity and quality due to drought conditions, means producers must apply particular care when harvesting these valuable crops this autumn. “It’s not been a typical season for maize. Record breaking heatwaves have...

Rob and Emyr Bowen’s Lan herd, an award-winning two times master breeder herd, is one of the longest standing pedigree Holstein herds in Carmarthenshire, Wales and is renowned for producing high quantities of milk from grass. Milking 140 pedigree Holsteins on an all-year-round (AYR) calving...

While it may be tempting to sell cereal crops due to the high prices they are currently fetching, putting these crops into the clamp as wholecrop could offer a better return, by reducing the amount of purchased feed required next winter. The hike in input costs means that many producers are...

With input costs skyrocketing, looking at alternative home-grown protein sources, such as combinable crops and grass mixes, could help bolster ruminant rations while reducing the reliance on purchased feeds. Csaba Adamik, regional business manager for Lallemand Animal Nutrition in Scotland...

As seen in Farmers Guardian 30th July 2021 With an increasing trend towards more extreme weather in the latter months of the summer, moving to crimped grain should be considered to take control of harvesting challenges and maximise the feed value of the crop. Luke Carling of Partridge Farms...

Following a challenging grass silage making season, dairy and beef farmers are being urged to consider crimping any cereal crops to help plug the energy gaps. Bryan Buckley, regional business manager for Ireland at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, explains that because of the late silage season...

With unfavourable silage making conditions causing problems across the UK and Ireland, experts are stressing the importance of careful management and planning to overcome any potential issues at feed-out. Anwen Jones, regional business manager for Wales at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, explains...

Northern England and Northern Ireland Feed out and flexibility Wholecrop silage is proving to be an option well worth considering for dairy, beef and youngstock diets. With a shift in weather patterns leading to unpredictability, maize growing is becoming more difficult. Wholecrop cereals...