THIS winter’s feed requirements are already on the agenda as silage cutting begins in earnest. A reserve of extra silage will give security for the coming year whatever the weather is like. Plans ...
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LAKE BENTON, Minn. — When you’re in the registered cattle business, there is just no choice but to secure winter feed to ensure proper calving in the spring. If you don’t have high-quality feed, you ...
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 ...
In the most recent review of the Nitrates Regulations (2010), changes were introduced to the way silage bales may be stored. Farmers may need to re-examine how they store silage bales, particularly ...
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Mulling over his council mowing contract in the local pub, Nottinghamshire contractor Mitch Platts devised a novel way of turning the clippings into saleable livestock feed. His ingenious plan ...
Samco has put the finishing touches to its 1600 CTS silage bale chaser, following a year of prototype trials. It was designed by Irish farmer Tom Carrigan and features a loading arm that gently ...
Some artists work with a canvas, but for Victorian dairy farmer Mark 'Sparky' Dowling, the humble hay bale forms the heart of his pieces. For the past nine years Mr Dowling has been decorating hay ...