WITH one of the wettest summers on record already having made this autumn's maize harvest one of the most challenging for years, independent business consultants are now also questioning the longer term potential of the crop in the UK because of its low dry matter and protein yield.
WITH one of the wettest summers on record already having made this autumn's maize harvest one of the most challenging for years, independent business consultants are now also questioning the longer term potential of the crop in the UK because of its low dry matter and protein yield.
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"In our area, many dairy farmers grossly overestimate the tonnage of dry matter in their maize silage clamp," says Adrian Caine from P&L AgriConsulting, based in Shropshire. "And this year it's particularly noticeable – some units we work with have thought they had harvested around six or seven tonnes of dry matter, when it's actually more like three or four.
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