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Maize harvest begins with yields off to a promising start

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly As foragers start chopping maize crops across the South and East, reports are that yields are very good, ranging between 43 and 48t/ha. Excellent growth throughout the summer was due to July and August rainfall, according to Grainseed manager Neil Groom.

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Farmer Focus: Plenty of forage, but costs are still biting

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly The maize is in the clamps. The yield monitor counted 730t freshweight off 12.14ha (30 acres), which is about 60t/ha. The best bits yielded more than 100t/ha at 34-36% dry matter. After 19 weeks in the ground, it is a massive yield for only 100kg/ha of purchased fertiliser.

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