Ensuring grass is cut at the right time to achieve the desired silage quality is paramount and leaving it late will result in a reduction in sugars, protein and digestibility.
For Shropshire farmer Mark Fitton, good silage is a key pillar for farm profitability. But it still has to be produced in a practical way.
Unwanted microbes in silage cause major losses in quality and quantity – not something you want if striving for more milk from forage. So how can contamination with these ‘bad bugs’ be reduced?
Not one, not two, but three recent winners of the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies’ (FWGS) all-Wales clamp silage competition conserved their grass silage with Ecosyl additive. Find our more in our latest article.
For the well-seasoned dairy farmer, it’s no secret that the making of perfect silage takes quite some practice. While in some respects, the principle is less problematic than hay-making - with the UK and Irish climate in mind, every now and then, Mother Nature throws us a little curveball to keep us on our toes.
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