With this summer’s seed orders in mind, farmers can use a new in-depth report on overwintering forage crops to help make drilling decisions. The Monitor Farm Scotland and SAC Consulting practical guide covers everything from cost of production and yield to nutritional analysis – and found that protein levels in some crops far exceeded traditional book values.

Carried out across four North-east Scotland farms, the project ‘Maximising the potential of forage crops in a challenging climate’ looked in-depth at 10 forage crops, from establishment to feeding performance. Read the press release, with links to the report here.