Baling wet forage is trending among farmers, offering quicker harvests but requiring careful attention to moisture, quality, ...

As hay becomes harder to find and increasingly expensive, each winter brings more “haylage virgins” – first time users of this similar, but definitely different, forage. Haylage is not a complete feed ...

Harvesting and ensiling good alfalfa haylage can be challenging. The high protein and low carbohydrate content can lead to less than optimal fermentation if conditions aren’t right. Most dairies today ...

Haylage is often called "hay-in-a-day" because it can be cut, baled and stored without having to leave it in the field for drying. This allows more flexibility in harvest scheduling so the cut forage ...

A lot goes into making high-quality hay. Perhaps the primary way to produce the kind of hay that will give top milk and meat production is to cut the hay at the optimum stage of maturity. Whether it’s ...

When it comes to the question of hay vs haylage, most people have a personal preference about which they will feed their horse. There’s almost an element of rivalry between the two, which are both ...

A new type of haylage is now on the market, specifically designed for laminitic prone horses and ponies. ‘Lite’ – a haylage product with a guaranteed protein and sugar content of less than 10 per cent ...

John Tremain’s haylage business has rarely seen such times. As fast as haylage can be placed into bags, the forklift loads them on to a lorry and off they go to customers. “In the 10 years we’ve been ...

Diversification can help to make the most of assets and improve cashflow. One farming family near Newcastle has achieved just this. Shaun Watson makes the most of every asset to bolster his farming ...