Tag: silage
2025 Santam Agriculture Silage Competition: Wet conditions, winning silage
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Plaas Media’s twelfth Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition once again showcased impressive expertise among its participants. As co-coordinator, I was...
Finalists in 2025 silage competition announced
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Plaas Media has been the proud host and owner of the Santam Agriculture National Silage competition for twelve years running....
Silage crown finds a new home in Mpumalanga
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Technology, knowledgeable workers and high-yielding fields are the three top ingredients in the TW (Te Water) Group’s recipe for success.
The...
Quality silage production: Don’t drop the ball early on
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Several very important (read critical) basic truths apply to the production of quality silage across different types of forages, such...
An expert take on the best silage crops
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The benefit of high-quality silage is tied to several key aspects of which cultivating suitable crops plays a significant role....
Winners in the tenth Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition announced
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Plaas Media recently celebrated ten years of its Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition when it announced the winners of its...
Finalists announced in the tenth Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition
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In 2023, Plaas Media is celebrating ten years of its Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition and is proud to...
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 eighth...
Dairy cows: Overcoming fodder flow shortages in winter
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Kikuyu grazing into which ryegrass is sown in autumn, is the most common grazing system in the milk producing areas...

