The value of maize silage in beef rations is well recognised throughout the world. It is a competitive alternative feed to grass silage for winter rations. In a year such as this, with fantastic grain ...

Grower choice has expanded with nine new maize varieties on the British Society of Plant Breeders’ Forage Maize Descriptive Lists, published this week (1 September). The plethora of new additions ...

IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...

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The demand for UK maize rise is rising, and so too is the demand for multi-use varieties which offer flexible market ...

With a lower milk payout and a potentially hot, dry summer ahead, effective maize management to reduce nutrient and dry matter losses will be key. That’s the view of Nutrinza managing director Warren ...

UP UNTIL now, the growing of forage maize in Scotland has largely been limited to the south-west, with dairy farmers being the main supporters of the crop. But yesterday more than one hundred farmers ...

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Ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy examines some of the most popular alternative forages, which, he says for many dairy and beef producers, could offer more efficient and cost-effective feeds. Given ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The effects of different silage additives on the conservation characteristics of physiologically immature forage maize (Zea mais L.) were ...

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This study is led by Dr. Fang Jingyun (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University). Silage maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the ...