Haylage is easy to feed: no dust, consistent quality and it helps my sports horses hold their weight. It is also wrapped, which means it isn’t ruined by rain (my storage barn was open at the sides).

A lot goes into making high-quality hay. Perhaps the primary way to produce the kind of hay that will give top milk and meat production is to cut the hay at the optimum stage of maturity. Whether ...

Haylage is a specialist forage for horses and, as its name suggests, is a cross between hay and silage. Its biggest advantage over hay is that it is considered “dust free”, compared to hay ...

Haylage contains at least 25% more water than hay, so you cannot make the change on a weight-for-weight basis without causing problems. Feed about 1¼ times as much haylage as hay.

“Haylage is a better source of energy and protein than hay, but it requires careful preparation to prevent spoilage happening during the storage period. “The use of mower conditioners will speed up ...

But a recent study from the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center shows that those big blue structures actually make better alfalfa haylage. So if you own a Harvestore, but you’re filling your ...

Haylage becomes an option for dealing with the extra production." Haylage is often called "hay-in-a-day" because it can be cut, baled and stored without having to leave it in the field for drying.

John Tremain’s haylage business has rarely seen such times. As fast as haylage can be placed into bags, the forklift loads them on to a lorry and off they go to customers. “In the 10 years we ...

Diversification details Holywell Farms – quality haylage and bespoke livery An arable farm, predominantly growing wheat and producing haylage as a break crop with a 115-horse livery ...

Located in County Durham, Graham Lawson's thriving hay and haylage venture supplies discerning customers with top-notch forage products. Ensuring high quality is crucial in this competitive business, ...

Yorkshire Bale Haylage is Tom’s business, run from the farm that is also home to Simon Whitaker Racing that last year saw the stable with 11 wins and 39 places from its 104 entries. Tom knows ...