Red clover may not have been the crop of choice over the last decade. But with the ability to fix 300kg/ha of N and a deep tap root allowing it to sustain dry conditions, this could be the “in vogue” ...

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is actually a beautiful plant. Despite the name, the flowers are not red, but a purplish pink ...

Traditionally, we reseeded fields with just one kg of white clover in the grass seed mix, but since 2022 we have started including two kg of white clover seed into the mix, and when you think of the ...

Cows prefer silage containing red clover, which also boosts their milk production. New research conducted in Finland also discovered that silage made from grass in late summer is no comparison for the ...

Fat is an important ingredient that has a material impact on the nutritional value, texture, taste, shelf-life and producer price of milk. However, milk products are a significant source of saturated ...

The 2023 multi-species sward and red clover silage measures are now open to applications, Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed. Payments will be made directly to the approved ...

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It’s been a hectic month here in Athleague, with first-cut silage completed for the suckler herd and second-cut silage taken from our multi-cut system for the store to finishing shed. Breeding is ...

Researchers have sequenced and assembled the DNA of red clover to help breeders improve the beneficial traits of this important forage crop. Before industrial nitrogen fertiliser production (from ...

Red clover may be nearly as good a feed crop as maize for intensive dairy or beef, writes Stephen Cadogan. Red clover may be nearly as good a feed crop as maize for intensive dairy or beef. Red clover ...

A Vale of York suckler/finisher unit has harnessed the power of home-grown clover and ryegrass to save more than £1 a head a day in the finishing shed. Mike Powley says growing a 50-50 mix of red ...