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In the UK, most pits employ pre-cast concrete panels or cast-in-situ vertical walls, but there is an increasing move towards sloping-walled clamps. “Standard panels are still a great option for farms ...

With grass silage costing as much as €250/t of dry matter to produce, no farm can afford to make mistakes when making, harvesting or clamping the crop. If you have ticked all of the boxes in an effort ...

The rain came at last and saved the day. The last week in May we had plenty of showers to give our fields a good old soak, and it brought some colour and grass, back to our south-facing sides. The ...

The 2025 Norgrass Silage competition named winners in both bale and pit sections, highlighting rising dry matter and crude protein across entries.

More than in other years, I’m encountering quite a few grass silage pits that are heating and going off very quickly once opened — whether being fed in blocks or through a total mixed ration (TMR).