Technology aiding forage performance

摘要

Taking the forage making process in house and utilising in-built yield monitoring technology in the forage harvester is all part of Bubney Farms' plan to boost forage quality.Quality forage forms the backbone to high level performance across the business' 2,150 dairy cows, which yield an average 12,900 litres a cow a year on three times a day milking. Around 30% of milk is produced from forage.As such, in 2018 they made the decision to invest in a fleet of forage machinery to replace contractors. This also made the move to a multi-cut silage system more feasible, allowing 929 acres (376ha) of quality leys to be cut up to five times a season. It also brought greater levels of control to over 2,224 acres (900ha) of maize harvesting.