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05/05/2011 18:04:46
Silage – the past, the present & the future
If there’s one press briefing you have to attend at this year’s Grasslands & Muck, it takes place on the bpi.agri stand (Stand 407) on Wednesday 18th May at 11am. For around 30 minutes, Dr. Dave Davies, a consultant at Silage Solutions and a specialist advisor to bpi.agri, will be drawing on his experience stretching back over 20 years to help members of the press get to the heart of one of the key topics of Grasslands & Muck – effective forage preservation.
During a presentation that’s set to be informative, enlightening and entertaining, Dave will look at how silage production has evolved - from its earliest references in the Old Testament through the use of bale bagging and onto the modern methods of balewrapping widely used today and first pioneered by trailblazers like Northumberland hill farmer, Lloyd Forster in the late seventies.
Dave will also examine the continued and growing importance of silage in a world where increasing pressure on land for food versus feed versus fuel, coupled with the rising cost of supplies such as fertiliser, has sent the price of other winter feeds soaring.
He will then conclude with a look at what the future holds. What lessons can we learn from our silage making counterparts elsewhere in the world? What new products and techniques lie just over the horizon? And what breakthroughs in scientific research can help farmers and contractors to reduce their silage losses and at a time when silage is becoming an increasingly valuable commodity.
The press briefing will then be followed by the opportunity to speak to senior members of the team from bpi.agri as the leading manufacturer of high performance silage balewrap and silage sheets celebrates its 25th anniversary and prepares to unveil a number of new products that will ensure its success over the next quarter of a century.
There will also be the chance for members of the press to enjoy a one-to-one Q&A session with Dr. Dave Davies subject to prior arrangement with Wayne Mohammed at PRECISION (wayne@precision-online.co.uk/ 07931 586 334). Slots are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
During a presentation that’s set to be informative, enlightening and entertaining, Dave will look at how silage production has evolved - from its earliest references in the Old Testament through the use of bale bagging and onto the modern methods of balewrapping widely used today and first pioneered by trailblazers like Northumberland hill farmer, Lloyd Forster in the late seventies.
Dave will also examine the continued and growing importance of silage in a world where increasing pressure on land for food versus feed versus fuel, coupled with the rising cost of supplies such as fertiliser, has sent the price of other winter feeds soaring.
He will then conclude with a look at what the future holds. What lessons can we learn from our silage making counterparts elsewhere in the world? What new products and techniques lie just over the horizon? And what breakthroughs in scientific research can help farmers and contractors to reduce their silage losses and at a time when silage is becoming an increasingly valuable commodity.
The press briefing will then be followed by the opportunity to speak to senior members of the team from bpi.agri as the leading manufacturer of high performance silage balewrap and silage sheets celebrates its 25th anniversary and prepares to unveil a number of new products that will ensure its success over the next quarter of a century.
There will also be the chance for members of the press to enjoy a one-to-one Q&A session with Dr. Dave Davies subject to prior arrangement with Wayne Mohammed at PRECISION (wayne@precision-online.co.uk/ 07931 586 334). Slots are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
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