Critical industry?
OPINION: There's an outpouring of concern over the parlous state of one of our major industries.
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.
Maize silage harvest is running two-three weeks late in most areas because of later planting and cooler-than-average early summer temperatures.
Ag machinery specialists Origin Agroup has recently been appointed exclusive importer and distributor of the Mammut range of forage handling equipment, following successful trials during the 2015 season.
Pioneer nutritionist, Dr Bill Mahanna, recently wrote his 52nd and final column for Feedstuffs, a pre-eminent USA feed and feed industry magazine.
The grass has never really fired this spring and as I travel around the country it appears many farmers will have little surplus for silage.
OPINION: There's an outpouring of concern over the parlous state of one of our major industries.
OPINION: Food security is a sore point in the UK, as a direct result of its National Food Strategy, and…