Brian Reidy: Feeding cereals and its value to your farm

The most cost-effective way to get grain is directly from the grower and it's best to purchase sooner rather than later

Cereals are an ideal complement to grazed grass and grass silages for producing milk.

Over the past two weeks, this series has emphasised the value of storing and feeding cereals in dairy and beef systems to optimise performance and margin. 

If you have any notion of buying and storing grain, you should purchase it sooner rather than later.