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Luke Gardner
The idea of growing protein crops on his Lancashire farm appealed to Luke Gardner for a variety of reasons. He liked the prospect of saving money on bought-in feed; cutting fertiliser use; gaining the...
Luke Gardner
The idea of growing protein crops on his Lancashire farm appealed to Luke Gardner for a variety of reasons. He liked the prospect of saving money on bought-in feed; cutting fertiliser use; gaining the...
Maize silage is a critical part of the beef ration at Shoby Priory Agriculture in Leicestershire, where close to 1,000 cattle are finished annually
After a run of wildly different seasons, maize variety choice is no longer a straight yield chase and maturity is about protecting harvest timeliness, soil and starch per acre
For Prosser and Steph James, making better use of the resources they had on their Welsh farm without taking on big financial risk was key