Dry summer prompts farmers to weigh a summer silage contingency
This year's droughts mean more farmers may need to build a summer silage contingency into their fodder budgets, according to Irish farming outlet AgriLand.
More farmers may need to include a contingency of summer silage in their fodder budgets, Irish farming news outlet AgriLand reports, pointing to the effects of this year's droughts.
The prolonged warm and dry weather over the summer created difficulties on many farms. The problems affected grass growth and water supplies, and they also meant that stock had to be buffer fed.
Michael O'Donovan, head of grassland, speaks on how to prepare for such conditions. The available extract of the article does not say which organisation he represents, and it gives no further recommendations or figures.
A summer silage contingency means planning extra feed in advance, in case drought leaves grass growing more slowly than usual.
