Forage maize crops yielding well in south Antrim

Forage maize crops yielding well in south Antrim

Forage maize crops harvested over recent days on the south Antrim dairy farm of Robert Duncan have yielded up to 18t/ac on fresh weight basis. He explained: “Cobs had reached full maturity, so final dry matter and starch content values in excess of 30% can be expected. “We have sent samples from this year’s crop for analysis. We should have the results that we need back within a matter of days “But more than this, ground conditions have held up…