Napier grass has the ability to withstand drought conditions, this coupled with dwindling land size for small dairy holders has made it a preferred choice.PHOTO: COURTESY Napier grass, elephant grass ...
This forage species categorised as animal legume category are highly nutritious, easy to grow and by fixing atmospheric nitrogen they improve soil fertility. PHOTO BY LOMINDA AFEDRARU For many a ...
COLLEGE STATION — A downturn in the bioenergy industry has led one Texas A&M AgriLife Researcher to reach to new heights in the forage biomass arena. Russ Jessup, an AgriLife Research perennial ...
Josephine is a dairy farmer and trainer in animal production. After years of working with various agricultural organisations, the livestock extension specialist who holds a Master’s degree in climate ...
Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutritional dietary value (and therefore agricultural yields) while at the same time ...
Maximising the value of forage grown on farm can increase profit margins in beef production where winter feed is often the highest variable cost. The economics of growing a crop and its nutritional ...
Good quality silage can still be made in a wet season provided the sward and the cut grass are properly managed, believes nutritionist Mateusz Mieczkowski. “With feed costs soaring it’s important to ...
Among the forage varieties /hybrids released by the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore varieties like Cumbu Napier hybrid CO (CN) 4, Guinea grass CO (GG) 3, Multicut fodder sorghum CO (FS) ...
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