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The key to successful maize silage in 2010

12/02/2010 | Forage maize requires a level of care and attention throughout the year similar to the dairy or beef herd receive. In this issue of The Maize Grower, Syngenta Seeds' Nigel Padbury outlines his three steps to a successful start to the 2010 crop, seed treatments are discussed and Keenan Rumen's Peter Crawford and Professor david Beever explain how to use the finished crop to maximise its potential.

New Dual Gold proves high value of weed control in maize

12/02/2010 | A new pre-emergence herbicide now offers longer lasting weed control in maize. The easy to use Dual Gold promises to speed up spraying and simplify operations for growers and contractors. Leicestershire contractor, Bill Wright, has already experienced the benefits.

Biogas special

01/12/2009 | The latest issue of The Maize Grower is dedicated to biogas. Discover how you could achieve higher methane yields from maize...

Want to know what the seed merchants are saying about Syngenta Seeds maize varieties?

18/11/2009 | Download the latest issue of The Maize grower to find out...

NK Smile and NK Jasmic take top spots on new forage maize list

01/09/2009 | Two new forage maize varieties from Syngenta Seeds have topped the 2010 NIAB Descriptive List with dry matter yields of 20.1 t/ha.

Be flexible with late-drilled maize crops

14/04/2009 | Drilling forage maize in late April and early May doesn’t have to be restricted to varieties in NIAB maturity class 10 or 11.

Join us to find out how maize can add more value to your business

17/03/2009 | Join us on Thursday 26th March 2009 to look at new varieties, variety selection and forage nutrition: find out how maize can add more value to your business!

Latest issue of The Maize Grower available now

09/03/2009 | Feeding forage maize to beef cattle is becoming more popular, but what variety characteristics should beef farmers be looking for?

Keep an open mind on maturity class

09/03/2009 | Choosing a forage maize variety on maturity class alone could be a mistake if the British summer is a washout again.

Jealott's Hill Farm Diary

04/03/2009 | A new feature which takes a look at what's happening at the Syngenta farm at Jealott's Hill (home to much of the research behind Syngenta's novel technologies). The farm is a fully commercial mixed dairy and arable unit.

Invitation to an on-farm forage maize discussion

24/02/2009 | Join us on Wednesday 11th March 2009 to look at new varieties, variety selection and forage nutrition: find out how maize can add more value to your business!

New crimped grain maize variety provides a solution to the yield versus maturity trade-off

18/02/2009 | NK Falkone, a grain maize variety that delivers very high yields with the added benefit of an earlier harvest date than similar-yielding varieties, is catching the attention of arable and livestock farmers.

Issue 5 of The Maize Grower available to download now

12/02/2009 | How can variety selection influence farm performance, and what has new research uncovered about the effects of early maize weed growth?

What is maize silage's value to milk production?

11/12/2008 | Visitors to an NK open day, at Syngenta's Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, were able to learn more about the value of maize to milk production. This article looks at some of the main messages from the day.

Paddy breaks 20 t/ha to top the 2009 Descriptive List

02/10/2008 | NK’s new variety Paddy is straight in at the top of the 2009 NIAB Descriptive List for forage maize. With an unprecedented dry matter yield of 20 t/ha (115% of the control varieties), Paddy marks a significant step forward in pure yield production.

Meet the NK team at The Bath & West Dairy Show, 1st October 2008

29/09/2008 | The Bath & West Dairy Show provides an ideal opportunity to find out more about the latest forage maize varieties and to speak face to face with NK: the breeder of PADDY (top of the NIAB Descriptive List 2009).

Download the latest issue of The Maize Grower

04/09/2008 | Issue 4 is available to download now and contains highlights from the recently-published 2009 NIAB Descriptive List; information about how dry-down rates can help you to predict a harvest date; the integral role that maize plays at Jealott’s Hill (the UK’s leading environmental research station) and much more…

NK at Stoneleigh and Shepton Mallet

03/09/2008 | Visit the NK stand at Stoneleigh and Shepton Mallet to find out more about PADDY, the highest yielding variety on the 2009 Descriptive List, and the other maize varieties in the NK portfolio.

Dry matter content influences maize harvest timing

12/08/2008 | Additional benefits to be gained from a more precise targeting of dry matter content at harvest.

Download the latest issue of The Maize Grower (Issue three)

11/03/2008 | The benefits that maize can offer dairy farms are well documented, in this issue of The Maize Grower we look at the role of maize on beef units. Easter comes early this year, so we also look at the issues maize growers should be thinking about if they are considering early drilling.

Don't be thrown by early Easter

04/03/2008 | Maize planting time has a direct correlation to harvest time: the sooner the seed is in the ground, the sooner the crop will be in the clamp. True or false?

Issue two of The Maize Grower available to download

11/02/2008 | Read about NK's maize breeding programme and the new varieties for UK farmers that are in the pipeline; get an insight into the topics being discussed at NK / Keenan open days; and NIAB's crop specialist, Don Pendegrast, gives his thoughts on the developments made by maize breeders in recent years.

Exploiting home-grown energy

02/01/2008 | Forage maize offers dairy farmers a huge opportunity for home-grown energy. Furthermore, introducing a high yielding variety such as NK Bull can improve crop productivity by up to 10%, visitors were told at an NK / Keenan maize farm workshop held at Lowdy Hall Farm, Ullingswick, near Hereford in December.

NK Bull offers unprecedented yields

04/10/2007 | Looking for a first choice variety which offers exceptional yield without compromising quality?

Forage maize: the best source of cost effective starch

19/09/2007 | New Descriptive List leader, NK Bull offers yield plus quality - top dry matter yield, top digestibility and the highest starch content in its maturity group.