Tag: Santam Agricultural national Silage competition
Meet the 2022 Santam Agriculture National Silage King!
The ninth edition of Plaas Media’s Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition was a huge success and yet again, a previous competition winner took the...
Winners in the Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition announced
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Pretoria, 4 November 2022: The ninth edition of Plaas Media’s Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition was once again a...
Here are the Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition finalists
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Plaas Media is proud to announce the finalists in its ninth Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition. This year’s competition...
#flashbackfriday Plaas TV 25 to 29 July
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This week Plaas TV brought viewers more interesting content and this is #flashbackfriday. Below is a recap of the...
Environmentally sustainable silage practices critical to agriculture
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Around the world, we are becoming increasingly conscious of what we eat. We advocate for farm animals to be...
Silage: Top ten with the first try
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Attention to key management aspects such as compaction, cutting at the most optimal time and feed-out with minimal wastage...
Trends in the 2021 silage competition
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Plaas Media’s 2021 Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition once again produced interesting data. The competition, which is in its...
Trends in the 2020 silage competition: Maize silage raises the bar
As was the case in previous years, the 2020 Plaas Media and Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition once again saw good participation nationwide. This...
Winter and summer grains used for silage
In South Africa there is a wide variety of crops that you
can utilise for silage purposes. However, each crop type delivers different
yields and offer...
Silage production can be a lifeline during a drought
Silage production has been around for at least 3 000 years
and is used as a natural source of forage for both sheep and cattle....
