Farmer Focus: Wheat break is insurance for grass and maize
It’s been a fair time for growing grass this summer and autumn. Our challenge has been harvesting it, whether finding a weather window to forage it, or
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It’s been a fair time for growing grass this summer and autumn. Our challenge has been harvesting it, whether finding a weather window to forage it, or
Maize growers around the country are reporting very good yields this year. “Contractors are chopping now in all regions. Yields are 44-49t/ha, which is
Maize crops continue to mature steadily through this period of mild weather and warm nights. Plants have dried a lot this week, with many crops having
Growers are advised to drill or cultivate maize fields immediately following harvest, before rain creates sticky conditions. Pulling a tine through to the
High dry matter (DM) and lower-than-average yields have challenged many maize growers in drought-affected regions this year. But for Hugh McClymont, farm