Forage
Sulphur for productive grassland
UK manufacturer CF Fertilisers has published a new technical leaflet highlighting the importance of a correct nitrogen to sulphur plant nutrient ratio for ensuring grassland yield and the sugar and protein content of forage. “Sulphur is at least as important for grass...
High biomass clover for soil recovery
Forage crop specialist Germinal suggests that Fixation, its new high biomass annual clover, could offer dual benefits to farmers struggling with ground that has been waterlogged and left uncropped over winter. The company says that Fixation, which is included in...
Vermin-repellent bale wrap launched in UK
Finnish plastic film manufacturer Rani Plast is to launch RaniRepel, a new pest-repellent bale wrap designed to protect against bird and rodent attack and reduce financial losses for farmers, onto the UK market in the spring. RaniRepel contains a non-toxic, natural...
Alltech opens ruminant digestibility lab at Harper
Alltech has opened its first in vitro fermentation (IFM) laboratory in Europe at Harper Adams University. The facility, the company’s seventh globally, will give farmer and feed manufacturer customers a greater insight into what happens to feeds inside the rumen. In...
New LG forage maize variety selection guide
Plant breeder Limagrain UK - LG Seeds has launched a new free selection guide to help farmers identify the most suitable forage maize variety for their conditions, to increase the return on their investment in the crop. The Maize Variety Selection Guide presents data...
Clover in grasseed mixtures reduces climate emissions
Work by Rothamsted Research on grassland reseeding shows that reseeding permanent pasture increases the contrition to climate change without increasing forage yields. But this is mitigated if clovers are included in the seed mixture. The study, which examined the...
