A STEADY supply of fodder is essential for the productivity and economic returns from the dairy farming. The bulk of the feed is contributed in rural areas by crop residues and green fodder. About 70 ...

As the scorching weather continues, our cows are getting 6kg of ration, an allocation of grass, and 10kg of silage per day. Growth has stalled. The real worry is that whether rain comes tomorrow or ...

A tractor scoops preserved silage and loads it onto a baling machine, and then packages into roll bale, at Chemusian dairy farm in Nakuru County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Many dairy farmers are ...

Fodder demand is beginning to ease around the country as the weather improves and supply chains kick into action. Kerry Agribusiness told the Farming Independent that it has facilitated the ...

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Every farmer should put a good fodder and financial plan in place now to get through next winter. That was the main message from a Teagasc/Glanbia Silage/Fodder Event held recently on the farm of Paul ...

The search for a large-scale storage depot for straw and fodder collected to help flood-hit farmers in Somerset is under way, according to Forage Aid founder Andrew Ward. Mr Ward, who was named ...

IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...

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To farmers who are unfamiliar with winter grazing fodder crops, kale and fodder beet can appear to provide very similar feeds. In fact, there are many points of difference, from yield and cattle ...