Displaying items by tag: feed
Planning prevents poor maize
Contractor lands zoo feed deal
Manawatu agricultural contractor Mike Hancock is helping to feed some of the world’s most stunning and endangered animals.
Too late to plant maize silage?
About this time of the year, we always seem to get calls from merchants and farmers asking several versions of the same question: “Is it too late to plant maize silage in November?”
Minimising losses while making silage
Most losses that occur when you make silage are invisible, but they can be up to 40% of the original cut pasture.
High-quality in, high-quality out
Pickle it now, don’t let it rot
Making high-quality pasture silage should not be difficult, but it must be viewed as a supplementary feed, rather than just a necessity to manage pasture.
The art of making silage
Maintaining nutrition as pasture quality drops
At this stage of the season, levels of Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF) rise very rapidly in typical NZ pastures as ryegrass starts to form seed head.
Make hay while the sun shines
Many regions are experiencing an early spring. The collective sigh of relief is almost audible as we exit a winter and spring very different from last season.
Feed options in early lactation – quality trumps price every time
The old policy of filling gaps with PKE from September comes with its very own headache this season – the FEI issue.