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Welsh seaweed fertiliser helps boost silage yields

Field trials have shown a new natural plant biostimulant made from Welsh seaweed increases dry matter content in silage yields

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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Câr-y-Môr is Wales' first regenerative seaweed farm.
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Câr-y-Môr is Wales' first regenerative seaweed farm.

Originally launched to help fishermen find a new revenue stream, Wales' first regenerative seaweed farm, Câr-y-Môr is now producing a natural seaweed biostimulant for use within the agricultural sector....

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