We are delighted by the latest analysis, comparing F1 Evo treated silage from 2020 with the national average. Analysis of the data shows a significant advantage from using F1 Evo over the average treatments.

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Forage:

With grass growth slowing down due to the time of year and low soil moisture levels. Quality will start to fall away with reduction in protein and sugar as day length shortens and temp starts to fall. People looking to take the final cut of silage this year the more important a quality additive such as F1Evo silage additive is to produce quality forage and to reduce dry matter losses, protein and heating.

Old pastures with weed grasses in them may be seeing high levels of rust in them. The grass yellows and has rusty spots making wellies rusty orange when walking through. Rust makes the pasture very unpalatable and reduces DMI markedly. It also causes irritation to the airways in cattle grazing contaminated pasture.

For those that are in the south Maize harvest is well under way, and the use of a quality additive especially designed for forage maize such as F1 Ice Gold to reduce dry matter losses, reduce heating and waste inclamp and at feedout.

After Maize catch crops such as Forage Rye and Westerwold with Itl Ryegrass mixes to stop nutrient loss and soil erosion.

Markets:

Currency

Sterling has fallen against the $ and gained on the Euro
£/€ 1.092 £/$ 1.276

Soya:

Soyameal prices have increased £40/ton with £14/ton due to currency changes.
China is buying vast volumes of meal with the aim of building its pig herd.

Rapeseed:

The markets have being moving up in line with Soya as the poor harvest in Europe and also the reduction in harvest in Canada.

Grains:

Wheat prices have stabled ex-farm with the price difference between barley at £42/ton.

Ex-farm grain prices

	Oct	Nov	May 21
Wheat	£174	£174	£178
Barley	£130	£132	£138
OSR		£352

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Forage: With grass growth at a stand still until the arrival of the thunder storms and rain. Quality seems to be remaining high which should allow for cost effective milk production where there is enough grass cover. People looking to take 3rd or 4th cuts of silage, the later in the year the more important a quality additive such as F1 Evo silage additive is to produce quality forage and to reduce dry matter losses, protein and heating.

For those that are in the south with early varieties of Maize harvest might be less than a month away, and the use of a quality additive especially designed for forage maize such as F1 Ice Gold to reduce dry matter losses, reduce heating and waste inclamp and at feedout.

Catch crops of forage rape and stubble turnips can be sown straight into the stubbles for that extra winter forage or it’s a good time for a grass reseed especially if a short term ley with red clover is to be drilled as this will allow the red clover to establish before the cooler months arrive.

Markets:

Currency

Sterling has fallen against the $ and the Euro

£/euro 1.10/strong>
£/$ 1.23

Soya:

Soyameal prices have fallen a slight amount with some farmers taking some cover for the winter.

Rapeseed:

The markets generally flat as the harvest proceeds across Europe.

Grains

Wheat prices have eased back a few pounds exfarm narrowing the gap between wheat and barley.

Barley prices holding firm.

Ex-farm grain prices

	Sept	Nov	May 21
Wheat	£159	£161	£166
Barley	£125	£126	£133
OSR		£341

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