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Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Forage
![Copper & Cow Health Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/copper.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Copper deficiency is a common problem where dietary intake is insufficient to meet the cow's metabolic requirement or where mineral antagonists levels are in excess. Wher...
![Copper & Molybdenum in Soils & Forage Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Cows-Grazing-160805.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Copper is essential to animal health for a number of metabolic functions including growth, production and fertility. Copper levels in grass and forages are determined by ...
![Crimped Grain Maize v Whole Cob Maize Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/MaizeBFm.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Higher maize feed energy levels can be achieved by harvesting the maize cob or grain only, either by crimping moist maize grain or alternatively harvesting whole cob maiz...
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What is the most cost-effective dairy system? With Brexit just around the corner, and global dairy markets remaining volatile, farmers are going to have to manage ris...
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The UK does not often experience the hot temperatures currently being faced, and the duration of the heat is almost unprecedented. So what additional considerations need ...
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Deferred grazing is an alternative form of out wintering, which can both significantly reduce your winter feed costs and also minimise the need for winter housing your ...
![Detailed Soil Analysis & Soil Sampling Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Soil-Profile-Sep10-Ludney.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Soil is one of the most important resources on a farm, providing the basis for forage and crop production. Regular soil sampling and analysis provides an insight into pot...
![Early Season Grazing Management](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/SamplingPlateMeter-e1455881936256.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Grazing well is the number one way to improve margins at a time when milk price is low. This needs strategy and planning in advance, and constant adjusting to suit ground...
![Effective Grass Silage Fermentation Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/RollingClamp-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Effective grass silage fermentation makes for healthy rumens and high performance. Poor silage results in reduced intakes and could even be disastrous for cattle health...
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For more than three decades, Kingshay has dedicated its efforts to highlighting the significance of clover in grass leys. Now, amidst escalating fertiliser costs, pressur...
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Calibrating your fertiliser spreader is an essential task to optimise forage and crop yields and maximise the benefit from the cost of fertilisers. As fertiliser produc...
![Fibre Supplementation at Grass](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Fibre-supplementation-at-grass-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
To improve feed efficiency at grass, fibre supplementation should be considered.