A dry summer has left UK farmers dipping into grass silage reserves early, raising concerns about forage shortages. With many now turning to maize clamps sooner than usual, an expert is urging careful ...

Farmers are being warned that drought-stressed maize could increase the risk of heating and spoilage in silage clamps, making effective ...

The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) offers an ecologically advantageous alternative to silage maize for bioenergy production. This is the conclusion of a multi-year comparative study conducted by ...

Illustration of nitrous oxide (N2O) production from silage and its mitigation strategies. The graphic shows how silage fermentation contributes to N2O emissions and highlights the potential of ...

Silage is the material produced by controlled fermentation, under anaerobic conditions, of chopped crop residues or forages with high moisture contents. Desirable characteristics of material used in ...

With many farms running low on grass silage, fodder beet and maize can bulk up supplies – and supplements can be vital Gerry Giggins An unwelcome trend on farms is the rapidly diminishing silage ...

This study is led by Dr. Fang Jingyun (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences and College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University). Silage maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the ...