This section provides useful information about the fodder production, which can serve as a guide for farmers to put into practice modern farming practices and methods.

Preservation of cultivation technology

In order to obtain high yields, to reduce costs and increase incomes, first of all, it is necessary to preserve the technology of crop cultivation, soil fertilization, preservation of the correct form of quality seeds sowing, plant nutrition, etc. Answers to these and other questions are provided in details in this guideline.

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* The guideline is developed for the specialists involved in animal husbandry and farmers, dealing with cattle breeding.

The quality of the land preparation

The guideline provides comprehensive information on quality improvement and the factors that are needed for land preparation. The main objective of the land preparation is to create a loose layer of soil, resulting in improved air and water penetration into the soil, enhancing the biological activity of the soil and accumulation of nutrients, as well as combating the weeds and plant pests.

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* The guideline is developed for the specialists involved in animal husbandry and farmers, dealing with cattle breeding.

The optimal planting time

Proper and timely implementation of sowing allows increasing plant yields and avoiding crop losses.

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Nutrition of the feeding crops

First of all, to improve the crop yields and to enhance a good income you need to create all the necessary conditions for it beforehand.

The guideline lists all the nutrients and fertilizers with their specific features that help to increase the yield of fodder crops.

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* The guideline is developed for the specialists involved in animal husbandry and farmers, dealing with cattle breeding.

Irrigation

The guideline provides information on the necessary conditions for growth and development of agricultural crops - light, heat, air, water, and nutrients, as well as the details of irrigation.

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* The guideline is developed for the specialists involved in animal husbandry and farmers, dealing with cattle breeding.

Harvesting

The guideline provides a  full information on the characteristics of harvesting processes of such fodder crops as barley, sainfoins, and alfalfa, as well as the necessary measures to reduce costly harvest losses.

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* The guideline is developed for the specialists involved in animal husbandry and farmers, dealing with cattle breeding.

Silage

The guide provides detailed information on what the silage is, and from what kind of mixture of crops it is done, as well the detailed information about the silage nutrition. Silage is fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which is one of the most important ingredients to feed cattle, sheep and other such ruminants.

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* The guideline is developed for the specialists involved in animal husbandry and farmers, dealing with cattle breeding.