Corn cob maize easier all round

摘要

The stress of being so dependent on the weather when harvesting maize for crimping, and having to rely on more than one contractor, finally became too much for dairy farmer Josh Stratton. He decided to take his agronomist's advice to grow corn cob maize (CCM) or ground ear maize. Milking 300 Holsteins at East Farm, Codford, Wiltshire, Mr Stratton says the logistics of having to harvest maize on specific days and getting several contractors there on the same day just didn't work "When you are relyingon the weather to be dry and then contractors to be free, there is no room for manoeuvre. And after the past few wet summers we've had, I'm glad we made the move," he says.