Growing maize under film helped a South West dairy farmer achieve yields of 57t/ha freshweight last season, despite being hit by drought. Patrick Palmer, who grows 202ha (500 acres) of forage-maize to feed his two dairy herds, was impressed that quality was unaffected, with starch averaging 37.7% – up from 28.4% on the previous year, […]
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