Experts from SRUC are encouraging beef and sheep producers in Scotland and the North of England to get their silage analysed as soon as possible to give them maximum warning of potential problems.
Whilst early published analysis showed a slight improvement on last years feed value the figures often relate to fields cut during the sunny days of late April or May and generally on dairy farms in central/southern England. For many other parts of the country it has been a poor summer because of cold, rain and sometimes even drought.