Irish farmers producing more maize than French counterparts

Maize silage is a high-energy feed that complements grazed grass with production costs of 12c dry matter kg

It’s a French crop that grows better in Ireland.

Much of the seeds for the maize silage sown here come from France. So it’s somewhat ironic that Irish farmers can now expect to produce 50% more maize silage per hectare than many of their French counterparts.