wholecrop

I've got a field of winter wheat that has unfortunately ended up with a lot of rye grass in, had Cougar in a pre em and Hatra post emergence which did get on top of it at the time, however, at a cost. Fast forward to this spring, a huge amount of ryegrass is coming back and I've decided its a...

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...

Looking for advice on AB7 - Whole Crop Cereals in Countryside Stewardship. I’m converting to organic before Jan 23 so would be growing an organic whole crop to put in our clamp. What would be the best spring whole crop be for making silage to finish cattle? Can it be a combination of a...

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...

The beauty of wholecrop cereals is they can be cut at different percentage dry matters - depending on your requirements. Ecosyl silage specialist, Peter Smith, outlines how the crop can be handled. Harvesting at 30-40% DM If grass yields are low, e.g. due to dry weather, then cereals can be...

We want to grow some whole crop silage (wheat) under-sown with grass on our farm (beef and sheep). Does anyone have any advice as I have heard varying advice on this. My questions are: Can it be grown at altitude (is 1000ft too high), What are the problems with under sown grass, does it...

We have struggled with our transition cows for a couple of years and it makes spring block calving really hard work. We thought we had it covered last year by feeding mostly whole crop through the dry period with a decent dry cow mineral, urea and mag chloride 3 weeks pre-calving. Not too much...

Hello everyone, was just looking for a rough price for 18.5 tonnes of barley and pea seed mixture as I require it in my University assignment

Ive got some dodgy wheat that i'm looking to sell for wholecropping asap, Does anyone have any idea on approximate wholecrop yield of thick wheat and blackgrass at approx growth stage 39/40 Also any idea on approximate value?