How to make nutritious silage for dairy success; Soil Conservation. Apart from being a good forage napier grass shoot holds tightly onto soils and can effectively control soil erosion.

Napier grass has the ability to withstand drought conditions, ... If you want to make silage from napier grass it is advised that you harvest when they are two months old or one month re-growth.

Jessup is utilizing two grass species: pearl millet, a grain crop, and Napier grass, ... Jessup said when he arrived in 2009 there was no germplasm in the previous forage grass breeding program.

Part of the state’s broader fodder security policy, the initiative seeks to ensure the year-round availability of both green and dry fodder for cattle, sheep, goats, and other livestock ...

High Yield: Napier grass is a productive and versatile forage grass native to Africa and southeast Asia. It grows rapidly, reaching a height of 10-15 feet, and can be harvested 5-6 times annually.

“A 1% improvement in NDFd can lead to a 0.17kg increase in dry matter intake (DMI) and an additional 0.23kg of milk,” she adds. "The results from this trial show a significant improvement in NDFd from ...

Ensile grass in layers of 10-15cm and use sufficient weight to consolidate the pit. For every 100t of grass silage entering the clamp, use 25t of machinery (usually two tractors – one with a buck rake ...

KOTA KINABALU: Following the success of the Napier grass initiative in Kinabatangan’s Bilit ecotourism area, non-governmental organisations are elated that Bornean elephants have started to ...