Wet winter results in challenging first cuts

The impact of the wet winter and spring are likely to be felt into the coming winter feeding season says Trouw Nutrition following the announcement of results from the first 500 silage samples analysed this year

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Wet winter results in challenging first cuts

The combination of the mild winter and extremely wet conditions has had an impact on the harvesting season and the quality of silages produced says Nacia Bonnick, ruminant technical support coordinator...

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