Reduced grass silage yields in the first half of the year are set to make producing good maize silage even more important this season. So how do you achieve the best maize preservation? Get expert advice and the latest top tips to help you get more from this valuable forage.

With shortfalls in grass silage after the dry spring, maize could be an important source of forage dry matter – especially with grass silage alternatives, such as brewer’s grains, in short supply.

Taking good care of grass silage made during the rest of this year could be crucial to avoid excess spending on bought-in feeds.

Grass silage yields this season are 25-50% down in places, but you can take steps to conserve as much quality dry matter (DM) as possible from future grass cuts, and to minimise wastage.

There’s tremendous untapped and high quality potential in baled silage for dairy farms, says Volac Business Manager, Ken Stroud.

Want more milk from homegrown feed? Then maximising the energy in your grass is crucial. New research is pointing the way and our latest initiative, Grow More Milk, is aimed at helping you to ‘lock in’ as much nutritional value as possible when you turn your grass into silage.

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