The Importance of Mixed Forage Diets

Home grown feeds can help to produce an excellent part of a mixed forage diet.  Understanding the feed requirements of your animals will ensure maximum returns.

Mixed forage diets will help increase intakes and ensure optimum rumen stability, improved feed utilisation and animal performance.

Many forages are now better understood leading to improved intake predictions and accurate assessments for noth energy and protein requirements.

As milk yields have risen, so has the drive to increase the amount of food the cow will eat, allowing the opportunity to UK farmers to exploit the use of cheaper home grown forages.

Forage Crops - The Benefits

• Improved profitability
• Reduced reliance on purchased feed
• Full traceability
• Flexible cropping options
• An excellent break crop & entry back to grass
• Extend the grazing season
• Outwintering options
• Low inputs