“If you’re intending to grow maize on rented land, then you must soil sample before planting and get the nutrition strategy right from the get-go. Ultimately, it’s all about what suits your farming ...

Low dry matter crops of forage maize should be mixed with a product that can soak up the effluent that would otherwise run ...

Topping clamps of maize or grass silage with a layer of fodder beet can provide a ready-made total mixed ration without the ...

For many dairy and beef producers, the final piece of the winter/spring forage jigsaw will be put in place once their maize silage is safely in the pit. I mentioned in a recent article that the ...

Timing the maize harvest after a cold spell should be informed by close crop inspection and leaf colour. This is according to ...

Forage crop specialist, Hayley Wellings, joins as the company’s new Technical Seed Specialist, while Phil Burrell, formerly of Yara International, joins as ProCam’s new Plant Health Business Manager.

Harvesting Maize simply because you or your supplier wants to plant a winter cereal is not ... When you buy and feed maize silage, you must take care to balance it properly, or you will have ...

According to Vincent Mhlonitshwa, making the transition from a communal to a successful commercial farmer requires mentorship ...

Mr Jos Creemers, a fodder management expert says good quality silage comes from maize. “We are advising farmers to consider planting maize for silage. Compared to nappier grass, boma Rhodes or ...

This page shows pictures of grasses that are ideal for forage. Move your mouse over a grass picture and click. This will take you to a page that has specific information.

Silage, which is moist, harvested plant material used to feed livestock ... silage of three major crops commonly used in the ...

Silage, which is moist, harvested plant material used to feed livestock during the winter, is preserved through fermentation. During this process, anaerobic bacteria produce lactic acid ...