Storing silageMatovu said it can be kept in silage pits or drums. “We can keep silage in silage pits, but the pit should allow water to flow out of the silage. The pit should be on a gradient ...

“If you can’t process the grain head, you need to harvest early. And then leave it in the (silage) pit for as long as possible, because time, moisture and kernel softness are your best aids.

With ground conditions dry in most parts of the country, farmers will be keen to get fertiliser, slurry and lime onto ...

Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, sheep and other cud-chewing animals. What does a farmer require? To prepare your crop for silage, it must be chopped ...

has won the 2024 Norgrass silage competition. The reserve honours were presented to first-time entrants and winners of the pit silage, Richard and Thomas Wilson, Wairds of Alpity, Arbuthnott, ...