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As foragers start chopping maize crops across the South and East, reports are that yields are very good, ranging between 43 and 48t/ha. Excellent growth ...

French maize crop conditions declined again last week and the harvest started much earlier than usual, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, in a new sign that dry and hot summer ...

Shelling of maize in mills located far away from the point of harvest will considerably increase transport costs. However, there are many occasions where maize is shelled outside the growing area.

A lack of sunshine during the summer has delayed this year's maize harvest dates, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy, as he offers his advice on this year's harvest.

Some maize crops may not even be worth harvesting this year with yields back by as much as 30pc following a difficult growing season.

aWHILE many maize crops south of the Border have suffered from poor growing conditions this year, some Scots are ready to harvest. Speaking at an open day on his farm, Grougar Mains, Kilmarnock ...

The grain maize harvest has started and early indications are better-than-expected yields despite the impact of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle. Some maize ...