The Risks Of Poor Ventilation For Livestock February 2, 2023Poor ventilation in livestock sheds and buildings can lead to poor animal performance and respiratory disease. Not enough ventilation can lead to higher moister levels in the air which carry...
Why ventilation is vital if you want healthy, housed stock over winter January 26, 2023Healthy, winter stock All housed farm animals need clean food, clean water and dry, clean beds but often the requirement for clean air is either underestimated or is difficult to...
Secure Windbreaks: keep your livestock healthy this winter January 19, 2023Winter is just around the corner and you might be looking at ways to prevent wind and rain blowing through your open sided sheds and doorways. Everyone knows drafts are...
Secure Windbreaks and Econoblinds January 10, 2023Easy fit Secure Windbreaks and Econoblinds can be used for permanent and temporary weather protection whilst still providing the necessary ventilation. Ideal weather protection for any livestock shed, barn and indoor arenas....
Protect silage with modern sheeting products to preserve DM content and reduce aerobic spoilage. November 9, 2022Farmers who chose to use conventional black plastic to cover their silage clamps could be losing up to 10% of their crop to aerobic spoilage as well as seeing a...
Quality silage is all in the detail November 9, 2022For Steve and Tom Cox of Manor Farm in Staffordshire, attention to detail is the key to producing good quality winter forage and maintaining high yields from their high input,...
Protect silage with Silostop to preserve DM content and reduce aerobic spoilage. November 9, 2022Using black plastic to cover silage clamps could be losing you up to 10% of the crop to aerobic spoilage as well as a 20% loss in DM content. Silostop...
Effect of an high oxygen barrier film on composition and losses from the upper layers of grass/clover crops ensiled in farm-scale bunker silos November 9, 2022Introduction The upper layer of silage in bunker silos covered with conventional polyethylene film can deteriorate if oxygen ingress occurs by permeation through the top polyethylene film during the storage...
Reduce mycotoxin risk from silage with Silostop November 9, 2022Mycotoxins produced by moulds reduce productivity, impair immunity and cause numerous health issues in animals eating contaminated silage. Moulds and mycotoxins are likely to be found in silage crops pre-harvest...
Fifty years progress in forage conservation and challenges for the future November 9, 2022Summary Progress in the past 50 years is reviewed with reference to the major scientific disciplines involved in forage conservation. Hybrid cultivars of maize (Zea mays L.), the forage harvester,...
Trial data highlights benefits of modern silage sheeting November 9, 2022Trial data released by Silostop has shown that grass and maize silage stored under non-airtight conditions is susceptible to dry matter (DM) losses of up to 37% from the top...
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in silage production with HOB film November 2, 2022Abstract Farm-scale bunker silos were filled with whole-crop maize and their top surfaces covered with either two layers of standard low-density polyethylene film of 150μm thickness, following normal practice, or...
