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14 May 2021
An article looking at how to sample grass before cutting for silage
14 May 2021
Converting an arable farm to a milking platform is an ideal opportunity to set up the perfect grazing infrastructure.
7 May 2021
In yet another tricky forage year, it’s tempting to wish you’d kept more silage in stock to cover a drought.
5 May 2021
Paul Richards joined Forage for Knowledge contributors as a discipline to measure, test and record grass – he’s now using the results to drop fertiliser rates.
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19 March 2025
An article looking at the dry weather conditions and how to deal with the lack of rainfall.
23 April 2021
Greensand, summer drought and a split-block herd on one grazing platform are challenging the grazing skills of Irishman, John Forbes, on a unit near Marlborough in Wiltshire.
23 April 2021
Protect your Average Farm Cover (AFC) as conditions remain dry.
16 April 2021
Improving grassland management by changing to rotationally-grazed paddocks can become a headache when it comes to silage making if you rely on a contractor. That’s because the focus is on growing 12 ME leafy, palatable grass for grazing and silage is only made to conserve a surplus (above 3,000 kg DM/ha) or correct a mistake.
16 April 2021
Spring sulphur applications can lift dry matter yields by 10–15% on the milking platform and help the grass plant better withstand summer drought. Those growing standing hay for dry cows could also see a yield boost of up to 20–30% in dry matter as the grass is allowed to express its full growth potential.
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8 November 2024
Grazing quality grass, making better silage and a return to a simpler feeding system has helped push milk from forage to 5,000 litres for 380 Holstein Friesians in Leicestershire.
1 April 2021
Take a waste walk this spring before re-filling clamps and make sure that however much home-grown forage you make this year, it’s going to be fully utilised.
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1 April 2021
Milk yield increases rapidly after lambing, peaking at three to four weeks into lactation.