Fat is an important ingredient that has a material impact on the nutritional value, texture, taste, shelf-life and producer price of milk. However, milk products are a significant source of saturated ...

Having a constant flow of quality and sufficient feeds is the desire of every dairy keeper but it is not an easy feat, especially in this season of a global pandemic. But one farmer, Timothy Itiri, ...

Every silage pit or bale pad should have effluent channels installed to direct any run-off to its own storage tank. It is ...

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Silage producers could reduce clamp dry matter losses by 10-15% by using a silage inoculant. According to Christer Ohlsson, global product manager at Chr Hansen, most European farmers are experiencing ...

The fresh smell of silage around the farmyard is a sure sign that the winter feeding season has begun. I am housing the stock bit by bit as they start to run out of grass. The yearling males were ...

Even though many have not finished feeding silage yet this spring, next season’s crop must be planned for. Temperatures look like being suitable for growth over the coming week, and hopefully beyond.

On the former and its potential as a pollutant, Mr Fallon said: “Silage effluent has a biochemical oxygen demand of 80,000 mg ...