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...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...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...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...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...