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Six ways to maximise silage production in 2026

Following the difficult grass growing season of 2025, dairy producers may want to consider taking steps to mitigate against another similar year particularly in light of falling milk prices

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Grass should be chopped to the correct length to reduce in-clamp losses.
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Grass should be chopped to the correct length to reduce in-clamp losses.

Not only did the 2025 drought limit grass yields, leaving farmers in many regions facing tight silage stocks, but in areas it also adversely affected grass quality says Ken Stroud, Volac technical business...

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