Wholecrop - your flexible forage

摘要

Our regular slot on wholecrop forages in conjunction with the National Wholecrop Competition, looks at why producers in various parts of the country harvest cereals as silage. Milk producers now including wholecrop silage in their winter feeding programme give a mixture of reasons why they choose this particular forage. They vary from providing cows with additional variety in their forage and reducing the acid loading in the ration, to increasing intakes, animal performance and improving herd health