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4th November 2022
At the time of writing this piece, maize crops still look drought-stressed with most of the central and south west regions being dry and brown resulting in silage stocks relying on a healthy 3rd cut once the rain arrives so growth can catch up. With winter forage stocks remaining questionable, we do know that feed prices remain inflated, but milk price is catching up and farms will be driving for performance to maximise milk sales.
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18th October 2022
Homegrown forage is a valuable asset in these times of rising input costs. However, after a good start to the season the prolonged hot dry conditions have left many suffering from low grass forage stocks for winter. Maize crops for a lot of the country are looking to be a lower yielding crop than previous years, though arguably the crop has hope of being particularly high starch. There should still be time for extra grass cuts, but it is unlikely they will provide the tonnage needed for most.
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