Make the most of this year’s harvest

During the past few months, milk and meat prices have been challenging. At the same time, climatic conditions show great variability and insecurity, resulting in highly variable forage quality. Optimal forage preservation is therefore key. Silage, when properly preserved, is an efficient way to ensure a year-long supply of nutritive forage. The quality of silage will depend on the time it takes for the fermentative phase, or front-end fermentation, to complete (Figure 1) as well as the stabilit