Ahdb Cereals & Oilseeds

318: AHDB Dairy: Maximising forage quality to minimise feed costs

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There have recently been many announcements of milk price increases, however we have also seen fuel increase by 54%, fertiliser increase by a whopping 238% and feed increase by 12.5%. Margins and cash flows are tight, even with the milk prices responding. In this episode Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Steve West talks to Roy Eastlake, retired nutritional consultant who formerly worked with Lallemand, to find out how farmers can help improve their feed efficiency by focussing on the 4 S's: silage, soil, slurry and sheds. Resources discussed in this podcast: Feed and forage calculator Forage cost calculator Marginal litres webinar with John Roache AHDB Dairy webinar recordings Shape the future of farming Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. Find out how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to your business and the industry.  In April 2022, you’ll get to have your say on the challenges you want AHD