Dairy
Minimising waste from your silage pit this winter
Now that virtually every silage pit is open and silage is the main source of forage in the cow’s diet,...
Silage Pit
Dairy
Environmental considerations for silage storage
As silage season approaches, now is the time to consider the environmental risk of silage effluent, to avoid a pollution...
Grass
Should you pay extra for a 'long draw' at silage time?
In for the long haul? The question was posed to Agriland as to how exactly agricultural contractors set their rates...
Grass
How much do contractors charge per acre for 'wagon' silage?
Wagon operators from around the country were asked to quote how much they are currently charging for cutting silage this...
Grass
'Good quality silage is not all about dry matter content'
This year has been a difficult year to manage grass and get good quality silage due to the unsettled weather conditions...
Grass
Have you enough silage to get you through the winter?
Now is the time of year to measure how much forage you have and whether or not it is enough...
Grass
Why the best additive for silage might be...diesel!
Silage pits are not being rolled enough according to Animal Nutritionist, Charlie Purcell of KK Agri in Goresbridge in Kilkenny....
