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Devil in the detail for first cut silage

First cut grass silages are showing subtle shifts in fermentable nutrients, meaning careful balancing will be needed to get the most from this year鈥檚 crops which reflect the challenging growing season

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Analysis of first cut grass silage shows some differences to last year.
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Analysis of first cut grass silage shows some differences to last year.

Reporting on the results of more than 1,000 samples analysed at the company's laboratory in Ashbourne, Nacia Bonnick from Trouw Nutrition says the results show a familiar pattern to 2024 in terms of dry...

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