The Leslie Manor Trust, an investment entity for the O’Brien family, is selling the Hilltop Aggregation, which has been home to its significant commercial grade dairy enterprise. Located 8.5km south ...

For most small-scale farmers, the biggest challenge is deciding where to start, beginning with what the land can ...

Sweet sorghum is also an excellent fodder crop, and we feel that leafy and high-sugar yielding varieties like Madhura-2 can ...

A look at Christmas cheer, beef price highs, cereal market lows, and winter feeding strategies on a mixed farm.

Join North West Local Land Services in the Bingara - Warialda area for three practical Top fodder workshops on producing quality hay and silage.Event details… For more information, please read the ...

As grass availability continues to fall, the majority of farmers will be feeding silage whether cows are housed or not. With silage being the main source of forage in the cow's diet, minimising waste ...

Cows are still grazing across much of England this November, as unseasonably mild weather keeps temperatures in the mid-teens and pastures green well into autumn. The continued warmth has offered ...

2025 silages are a mixed bag, like any other year, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy Cattle spend up to 150 days eating silage each year on Irish beef and dairy farms, and if it is ...

The recent dry spell of weather was very welcome, and has allowed us to keep stock out at grass, without the added work of allocating 12-hour blocks for the cattle. The only animals housed at the ...

MUMBAI: Flood waters are receding after unprecedented rain wrought havoc on the lives of farmers in Marathwada and Western Maharashtra at the end of September. Now, the villagers are facing new ...

So, now that you know the advantages and disadvantages of keeping fodder in the field, or baling or grazing it, which is best for your operation? That depends, of course. But here are the main factors ...