Dry late summer good for maize and autumn cuts

With a fairly cool and wet period in July and early August, it looks like a long period of dry and beautiful summer weather will arrive after this weekend. This is called for for all crops. Both for the production of silage maize and grass.

For the maize, this means that the cob may mature earlier, allowing for earlier harvesting. With a bit of luck, harvesting can take place before October 1, so that a catch crop can be sown before October 1. It seems that a more stable period with dry and warm weather is coming.

Flask development off to a good start
The cob development (photo) on the plot of dairy farmer Jan Dirk Ubbels has already started well. A dry late summer can ensure that the maize can ripen quickly in September and can be harvested easily.

Quality & taste
This also has a positive effect for the late summer and autumn cuts of the grass. Dry silage can be used, which ensures a more stable silage with more resistant protein. The product will also contain more sugar, which in turn improves the palatability and makes it easier to preserve the silage.

Many roughage tour participants have overseeded plots with clover. This will be able to supply a lot of resistant protein in a dry late summer and has the added advantage that there is less rust formation in the crop. This gives more palatability, which ensures better absorption in the ration.

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