Rural Contractor – Nutritech

October 22, 2020

Managing Air and Heating for Quality Silage

Silage quality is made up of not just the nutritional quality of the crop when it is cut, but also the fermentation and hygienic quality. Managing air is a critical step in reducing damage and losses in silage caused by these ‘bad bugs’ or spoilage organisms that thrive on air. Getting rid of the air […]

Forage, Publications

October 15, 2017

In a Pickle with High Acetic Acid Silages

The goal of ensiling a forage crop is to conserve as much as possible of the nutrient and dry matter (DM) content in the crop at the time of harvest. Lallemand Animal Nutrition specialists say the ensiling process is actually quite simple: Chopped forage is packed in a pit to exclude the air, lactic acid [...]

Forage, Publications

June 13, 2017

Meet Trish Lewis

Animal nutrition specialist Trish Lewis has joined the Nutritech Technical Team as a Forage and Nutrition Consultant. Trish will continue to work as an independent consultant to the industry, and will also support the Nutritech’s field team and their customers to make better silage and provide advice on how best to utilise home grown feed. […]

Miscellaneous, Publications

August 7, 2016

Merger Revamps NZ Silage and Animal Nutrition Markets

The merger of two leading forage technology and animal nutrition businesses will create opportunities that can benefit New Zealand contractors and farmers, say the companies' directors. Nutritech International and Lallemand NZ Ltd (trading as Vitec Nutrition) have combined their businesses to create the country's largest supplier of animal supplements and forage technologies. The merged business [...]

Forage, Publications

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Managing Air and Heating for Quality Silage

In a Pickle with High Acetic Acid Silages

Meet Trish Lewis

Merger Revamps NZ Silage and Animal Nutrition Markets