My red clover silage is giving great yield – with no chemical fertiliser
I’m saving €50/ac at today’s fertiliser price, and cutting my carbon emissions
Good growth: Cattle graze on Aidan Maguire’s farm. Photo: Damien Eagers
Aidan Maguire
Grass growth rates have been above 95kg of DM for the last two weeks so there is an opportunity to pull out a number of surplus paddocks that have gotten strong straight away.
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