In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) discusses everything sainfoin; when to cut for silage, how it is withstanding drought conditions, how to drill, and feed quality. He then moves to a red clover ley where Richard comments on a six year old ley including yields of silage, how to graze it, for which livestock, oestrogen content, when to establish it and how, and weed management.
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