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Dairy research indicates that farms, where the first cut is not taken by the June bank holiday are much more likely to run short of silage in a difficult year. The value of slurry has essentially ...

Cutting better-quality silage earlier will always result in improved animal performance, with less dependence on purchased concentrates, which will undoubtedly be critical next winter, writes ruminant ...

A major slurry lagoon project is a Lanarkshire family farm’s next step in their organic journey. Andrew Stewart, of Draffan Marshill, Kirkmuirhill, says the simplicity of organic farming, and the ...

Fertilising for first-cut silage crops is just around the corner. First-cut silage is generally the cheapest forage to make provided of course you get the yield right. Silage is not a cheap crop to ...

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Farmers have been urged to store their silage, slurry and diesel appropriately following three major pollution incidents in Wales. Officers from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have recently dealt with ...

Following months of heavy rainfall across the county, Severn Trent is asking farmers to check stores are operating as expected with no signs of leaks, to prevent slurry from reaching local ...