In article . com,
"Mike Lyle" writes:
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| Is the maize grown to feed cattle fully ripened or not?
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| Yes: the grain's imported. Unless there have been some changes putting
| me out of date (it wouldn't be the first time), the maize grown in this
| country is harvested green, for silage.

I was, of course, referring to the latter :-)

Some may actually be used to make cattle cake, as the whole "UK ripe"
plant is suitable for feeding to ruminants; there is a significant
sugar content in the stems of unripe maize (try it as a sort of sugar
cane). And ruminants aren't good at eating food with no fibre.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.