Question

Why is the popularity of maize increasing

Answer 1

because it is nutritious and the world wide use of popcorn

Answer 2

A feeding trend involving maize silage has been noticed on Irish dairy farms over the past number of years.Gordon Shine, of Shine’s Agri in Adare, Co. Limerick, explained how more and more farmers are now looking to buffer feed maize silage to their cows whilst at spring grass.“Dairy farmers, especially, find that feeding maize silage benefits the utilisation of early spring grass and slows down the rumination process of the cow.“An increased body condition score (BCS) is also evident on a maize silage and spring grass diet,” he said.Shine also mentioned that various national reports suggest that feeding maize to cows in early lactation is hugely beneficial in terms of maintenance, output and reproductive performance.