Silage – Protect your Investment

2 Oct 2014 | Fodder Care

Gordon Marley Sil-All Global Product Manager Jealously living in the UK During the 2014 National Fodder Conference Round Bale Silage workshop, Gordon Marley gave a presentation on the importance of bulk density in round bale silage. Following on from this workshop and...

Canola Hay – Making, Buying and Feeding

26 Sep 2014 | Fact Sheets, Fodder Care

Making the most of a failed canola crop – GRDC Factsheet Canola crops that fail due to drought, frost, poor pod set or low grain set can be cut as silage or hay. With the correct management a failed grain crop can be salvaged as quality forage. Download the GRDC...

Salvaging stem frosted cereal crops

5 Sep 2014 | Fact Sheets, Fodder Care

Frank Mickan Pasture and Fodder Conservation Specialist DEPI Ellinbank Crops in areas of Northern Victoria and Southern New South Wales have been affected by recent frost Temperatures have been measured at -5ºC near the base of the plants during some of the frost...

AFIA – Laboratory Methods Manual

28 Apr 2014 | Fact Sheets, Fodder Care

AFIA – Laboratory Methods Manual   This is version 8 of the reference manual of the standard methods for the analysis of fodder.    This manual is the result of extensive discussion and collaboration among fodder testing laboratories, animal...

Costing Standing Feed

26 Feb 2014 | Fact Sheets, Fodder Care

Putting a price on a standing crop for hay or silage presents a real challenge to both the buyer and the seller. The process of valuing ‘standing feed’ before actual harvest in terms of dollars per tonne of hay or on a per bale basis can be a nightmare but there are...

Filling and Sealing Silage Stacks

17 Feb 2014 | Fodder Care

Frank Mickan is the Pasture and Fodder Conservation Specialist with the Department Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) at Elinbank in Victoria.  “There are no short cuts when sealing stacks of forage harvested silage,” says Frank Mickan, Pasture and Fodder...