Last winter, lucerne was fed at 3kg a head alongside grass silage and 5kg of blend, and Mr Jones noticed a vast improvement. Butterfat increased from 4.2% to 4.4% with cows averaging 27 litres/day.

It's so toothsome that cows will always enjoy wolfing it down! Farmers fondly call it the 'king of forage' for its high nutritive value. That's lucerne! Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is also known as ...

Villagers and traditional leaders in Chilonga communal lands in northern Chikombedzi have expressed confidence that the planned US$60 million lucerne grass scheme in their area will transform their ...

Lucerne is a popular crop across the continent but remains an almost untapped protein resource in the UK. However, it has huge potential in dairy diets to help displace imported soya and help UK ...