Autumn

According to Ken Stroud, Ecosyl technical business manager at Volac, dairy farmers with Autumn or all-year calving herds who take first-cut grass silage during April or very early May, rather than at the traditional timing of 10 May onwards, can end up with better silage quality.

With an ever-greater focus from milk processors to flatten their milk profile through additional bonuses for autumn and winter milk the effective management of cows calving in the weeks ahead has never been more important.