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.

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.

Benefits of Super Napier grass High biomass production of up to 200 tonnes per acre annually, sufficient to feed 15 dairy cows for a year. Suitable for silage without additives due to its high ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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.

Rehouse cattle during wet spells to overcome weather challenges to protect pasture and set your farm up to grow grass, not silage — they were the key messages at a farm walk in Tuam, Co Galway.