A STEADY supply of fodder is essential for the productivity and economic returns from the dairy farming. The bulk of the feed is contributed in rural areas by crop residues and green fodder. About 70 ...

IT IS one of the most popular forage crops in the world and now maize is becoming a fodder option for a number of Tasmania dairy and beef producers. This week the team from Andurt Silage were busy ...

Fodder supplies started flowing to some of the 1000 farmers who have lost pasture, crops, machinery, sheds and homes in the ...

A tractor scoops preserved silage and loads it onto a baling machine, and then packages into roll bale, at Chemusian dairy farm in Nakuru County. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Many dairy farmers are ...

As the scorching weather continues, our cows are getting 6kg of ration, an allocation of grass, and 10kg of silage per day. Growth has stalled. The real worry is that whether rain comes tomorrow or ...

Farmers in Sligo have expressed their appreciation to farmers in north Tipperary for the donation of a large consignment of silage. They say it will help them feed their animals as a fodder crisis ...

Rudrapur: To ensure fodder security, Uttarakhand Cooperative Dairy Federation (UCDF) has launched a project under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to construct traditional underground ...

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A major stumbling block faced by Indian farmers pertains to the lack of affordable good quality feed and fodder for livestock. A study by the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute has ...

To farmers who are unfamiliar with winter grazing fodder crops, kale and fodder beet can appear to provide very similar feeds. In fact, there are many points of difference, from yield and cattle ...