Displaying items by tag: maize
Setting up for next season
As the season draws to an end for spring calving systems, increased attention and planning should be focused on next season.
Conference to discuss maize profitability, productivity
Adapting to future consumer and environmental requirements while retaining profitability will be one of the key talking points at the Foundation for Arable Research's 2024 maize conference.
Simple feeding systems, simple decision rules
Establishing a high yielding maize crop
The most profitable maize silage crop is the one which delivers the highest amount of energy per hectare. To achieve this, crop establishment is critical as maize silage and grain yield are greatly influenced by plant population.
Maize silage – a great tool for managing wet soils
Bad season for maize
For many North Island maize growers, the 2022/23 season has been one to forget and for some, it has been a financial disaster.
Stick with your knitting, don't change systems
I started my career in agriculture in Northland in 1982 as a consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Maize silage - a valuable tool to help get cows into calf
The question is whether to dry off or milk on
At this time of year, I regularly get asked a version of the same question: Should I dry off or keep milking my cows? I often see farmers tempted to milk on when the milk price is high.
Innoculant: A big cost but is it worth it?
A question I often get asked around this time of year is, “I am trying to reduce my cost of feed. Is it really worth applying inoculant to my maize silage?” And like any good politician my answer is always the same. It depends.