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Reducing the Cost of SilageBy Padraig O’Kiely, Teagasc, Grange Beef Research Centre Improving profitability on livestock farms requires an optimal balance between increasing the value of produce sold and reducing the total cost of production. On grassland farms, the high price of purchased concentrates has refocused attention on the opportunities provided by high quality silage to facilitate cost reduction. In fact, the value of silage is often underestimated within systems where the primary feedstuff for livestock is grazed grass because, besides supplying winter feed, a series of additional benefits accrue to the system from silage production. Read more... |
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