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Winter forage stock considerations

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.

Grass Silage Analyses – What can we expect this winter?

14th October 2022

Before we reached the end of June many farms already had 2nd cut in the clamp where quantity and quality gave us every reason to be optimistic about winter stocks. In this industry we continue to learn how quickly things can change, the heat waves preceded the droughts and whilst some areas in the North have remained green, others have dried up and grass growth rates plummeted.

Outlet for Dairy Beef Calves provides an opportunity for R D Livestock

28th September 2022

R D Livestock Ltd are a family-owned livestock dealer and calf rearing business currently rearing around 95 calves every 6 weeks, utilising social media to promote their business!