CUT SWARD IS AN IDEAL COMPANION FOR SLURRY BUT IT’S NOT SUITABLE AS A SILAGE FERTILISER ON ITS OWN

single application. After the last cut of silage is taken, is the best time to rectify soil Potassium deficiencies.

For those on free draining sandy soils, Sulphur also needs to be considered. Replacing CAN with Sulpha CAN will deliver adequate sulphur for most. Fertiliser for silage ground needs to be spread in late March/ early April. If you are buying it over the next few weeks, then perhaps we need to go back to traditional ways and spread what the previous generations were spreading.