A tractor scoops preserved silage and loads it onto a baling machine, and then packages into roll bale, at Chemusian dairy farm in Nakuru County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Many dairy farmers are ...

Farmers planning to make baled silage should look carefully at the costs involved. A lot of bales have already been made after a jump in grass growth in early April. Have you sat down to do the ...

Baled silage is now made on over two-thirds of all farms in Ireland and accounts for one-third of all silage made. Farmers, contractors and everyone else on farms need to know and understand the risks ...

Farms relying on big bale silage to feed cattle should have an idea of its nutritional value – and ideally get some feedback on their field management. The simplest way to do both is to take a sample ...