Grass 2026, which was supported by FBD Insurance, brought farmers and contractors through each step of the silage making ...

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to prioritise safety as silage season approaches. The Health and Safety Executive ...

Just as we turned a corner with weather in early March, we were faced with another challenge — the Iranian crisis led to agricultural diesel price surges of up to 48%, writes Alltech Ireland's Farm ...

It’s been a busy time on livestock farms, with calving and lambing finishing up on many holdings. As farms move from winter ...

Good-quality grass silage is the foundation of the winter ration for livestock, and throughout the year for housed systems. A key metric for achieving the best intakes and performance from that fodder ...

Cheshire farmer James Witter mowed a fifth cut of grass silage on 28 December 2025, picking it up on New Year’s Eve, just before the weather turned cold. This additional 350t of high-quality silage, ...

Dairy farmers who harvested this year’s first-cut grass silage crops early should seize the opportunity to take subsequent cuts early as well, in a bid to push up silage quality and potentially milk ...

Former athlete Japheth Mutai prepares silage used for feeding animals at his Kipkenyo Kazi mingi farm in Kapseret Constituency Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] Silage is an important part ...

Alternative forages such as maize, whole crop and beet provide a much more consistent quality product from year to year than grass silage, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy Crops such as maize ...

HSENI, in partnership with the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP), is reminding farmers and agricultural workers to take extra ...