James Mugerwa, a mixed farmer in Mukono explains that protecting animal feed quality is an important aspect of grain feed stocks. Mugerwa says that to minimise spoilage, smallholder farmers can bag ...

Southern dairy regions are recovering strongly from last season’s harsh conditions, with farmers reporting record silage harvests and late-season grazing, though armyworm outbreaks are testing the ...

High-quality red and white clover silages have allowed a Powys sheep farm to shave nearly £2 a head from the purchased feed ...

Excessively wet silage (>70% moisture) usually results in fermentation dominated by undesirable butyric acid-forming bacteria, the loss of large volumes of highly digestible nutrients through seepage, ...

Rapid wilting is key to minimise excessive sugar and protein losses. The longer the wilting time, the more spoilage microorganisms will compete with lactic acid producing bacteria, leading to poorer ...

Silage and hay are dual multipurpose forage feed which is processed and fed to ruminant animals as supplementary feed in case of lack of green pasture shortage especially during dry season. It is the ...

Silage might not seem like an obvious part of a pig’s ration, but in the face of rising grain costs, Oxford-based FAI Farms is reaping the benefits of using a less-conventional feed. The 1,850-acre ...

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