Kelvin Cave Ltd

Kelvin Cave Ltd Kelvin Cave Ltd is the UK market leader in the development and supply of home-grown feed preservation

Kelvin Cave Ltd is the UK market leader in the development and supply of home-grown feed preservation and processing systems.

With more growers looking to home-grown pulses to replace bought-in soya, keeping crops healthy and pest-free is vital f...
04/09/2026

With more growers looking to home-grown pulses to replace bought-in soya, keeping crops healthy and pest-free is vital for securing winter protein supplies.

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has issued an important warning following reports of pea bruchid beetle in UK pea crops across sites in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

This pest can complete its life cycle inside combining pea crops, directly threatening grain quality and yield.

We urge all pulse growers to stay vigilant in the field:

🔍 Check your crops regularly for any signs of beetle activity.

📸 Report findings quickly by sending clear images via the PGRO app or directly to [email protected].

📖 Stay informed by checking out the full guidance on monitoring and control in the latest Summer issue of Pulse Magazine.

Protecting our home-grown protein sector relies on early detection and industry-wide collaboration. Keep an eye out and report any sightings straight away.

You can read the full PGRO article via the link in the first comment (page 6)

The most nutritious feed for your stock isn't sitting on the back of a delivery lorry - it is growing right in your own ...
01/09/2026

The most nutritious feed for your stock isn't sitting on the back of a delivery lorry - it is growing right in your own fields.

For over 40 years, our core focus at Kelvin Cave has been helping UK livestock and arable farmers extract maximum feeding value from what they grow. Why rely on volatile global markets and costly imported feeds when you can process, preserve and store high-energy, high-protein feeds right on your own holding?

From crimping grain and wholecropping pulses to advanced forage preservation, we supply the independent science, specialised machinery and targeted chemistry to make self-sufficiency a commercial reality on your farm.

Ready to take control of your feed security and cut your bought-in feed bills? Speak to our technical team today or find out more via the link in the first comment.

Looking to get the most out of your pulse crops this season?We highly recommend giving PGRO’s Pulse Magazine a read. It ...
27/08/2026

Looking to get the most out of your pulse crops this season?

We highly recommend giving PGRO’s Pulse Magazine a read. It is packed full of practical agronomy insights, harvest advice and industry updates for UK pea and bean growers.

Grab a brew and check out the full issue via the link in the first comment.

Now that most of the country has had some rain following weeks of drought, it is time to get ready for more.When rain br...
25/08/2026

Now that most of the country has had some rain following weeks of drought, it is time to get ready for more.

When rain breaks on warm soils, that sudden, rapid flush of grass brings a hidden challenge to the clamp. Post-drought grass draws up residual soil nitrogen quickly, resulting in wet, high-protein forage with low sugar levels and higher soil contamination - the exact conditions where bad bacteria and clostridia thrive.

Standard bacterial inoculants struggle in these conditions because there simply isn't enough natural sugar for them to produce lactic acid fast enough. That is where MultiMax comes in.

MultiMax uses advanced chemical preservation to directly knock out undesirable bacteria from day one. It locks in true protein, prevents foul-smelling butyric acid, and ensures your late silage ferments safely without heavy dry matter losses.

With more rain on the horizon, don't let a wet grass flush ruin your winter forage stocks. Speak to our technical team about securing your MultiMax supply before you fire up the mower.

Read the full update via the link in the first comment.

Beating rising input costs isn't down to luck - it takes a solid strategy from field to feedout.When you are managing ho...
19/08/2026

Beating rising input costs isn't down to luck - it takes a solid strategy from field to feedout.

When you are managing home-grown forage and grain, every single stage matters. That is why we developed our signature "5Ps" framework to give you complete control over your feed security and keep your business on track.

⚙️ Process: Processing cereals or pulses at the exact throughput you need with reliable Murska crimping or dry roller mills.

🔬 Preserve: Using independently proven chemistry like CrimpSafe, Safesil, or MultiMax to control fermentation and lock in maximum nutrients in ensiled feeds or Propcorn NC for shed-stored cereals and pulses.

🛠️ Prepare: Setting up your clamp properly with heavy-duty side sheets, KlampClips, and SiloBond to ensure a seamless, airtight seal.

🚜 Pack: Driving maximum compaction with the SilaPactor and sealing with our advanced oxygen-barrier sheet, Farmguard.

🛡️ Protect: Safeguarding storage of straw and hay from weather and birds with breathable, water repellant BaleShield fleeces, with FarmGuard covers for the clamp.

When every stage works together, you eliminate waste, boost digestibility and protect your long-term margins.

Want to fine-tune your home-grown feed system this season? Give our technical team a call or visit kelvincave.com to explore the full range.

12/08/2026

When you have serious volumes of dry grain to move, throughput and machine reliability are everything.

Here is the Rivakka G10 putting in work, dry milling wheat at around 35 tonnes per hour while keeping the physical structure of the grain perfectly consistent.

Built with Finnish engineering precision, it is designed to handle heavy workloads on busy holdings without bogging down or creating excessive dust.

Whether you need to process large batches at harvest or keep on top of winter feeding, having equipment that can comfortably handle 35 tonnes an hour makes light work of the job.

Find out more about the Rivakka range or drop our technical team a line via the links in the first comment.

10/08/2026

Great to see Leslie Brown Contracting Services out in County Durham harvesting wholecrop beans for Richard Atkinson at Wether Hill Farm.

This is Richard’s first time wholecropping beans for his beef cattle, taking a standing crop of Tundra and preserving it with Safesil Pro to guarantee a fast, clean fermentation and prolonged aerobic stability in the clamp.

With forage tight in many areas, standing bean crops present a massive opportunity right now.

Wholecropping standing beans gives arable growers a reliable, early harvest window while helping livestock farmers secure a high-quality, high-protein feed to replace costly imported soya.

As part of our work alongside The NCS Project (Nitrogen Climate Smart), we are proud to help growers unlock the true feeding value of home-grown pulses.

Are you thinking about wholecropping standing crops or buying in forage this season?

Facing a shortage of clamp space or looking at lighter forage yields after a dry summer?Switching your focus from forage...
07/08/2026

Facing a shortage of clamp space or looking at lighter forage yields after a dry summer?

Switching your focus from forage to crimped grain maize could be the smartest business move you make this season.

Crimping grain maize allows you to harvest the cob roughly three weeks earlier than drying, harvesting at peak nutritional value at 35% to 40% moisture. By rolling the grain and treating it with CrimpSafe 300, you create a dense, highly palatable concentrate right on your own yard.

Because you are only clamping the grain rather than the whole plant, it takes up a fraction of the storage space. You get an energy-dense feed with an ME of around 14MJ/kg DM, perfect for replacing costly bought-in cereals or compounds in your winter TMRs.
If you want to maximise the commercial value of your acreage and keep input costs firmly under control, let's talk about setting up for crimped maize; contact us via the link in the first comment.

Growing high-yielding forage maize in the north of England without plastic? Some said it couldn't be done.Martin and Ela...
04/08/2026

Growing high-yielding forage maize in the north of England without plastic? Some said it couldn't be done.

Martin and Elaine Sedgewick proved otherwise at Long Myers Farm near Durham city. Finishing hundreds of continental store cattle every year, they needed a high-energy forage to drive liveweight gains while cutting down on expensive bought-in feeds.

By picking early-maturing varieties and preserving the crop with Safesil Pro, they hit impressive freshweight yields of 20 to 25 tonnes per acre. Safesil Pro ensures a rapid fermentation with zero heating at feedout, keeping the forage cool, fresh, and palatable.

The proof is at the weigh-scale. Their cattle achieve average liveweight gains of 10 to 14kg per week during finishing.

Want to see how proper clamp management and the right preservative make all the difference? Check out page 18 of the Autumn 2025 issue of Know How (link in comments)

With fuel prices fluctuating and margins under constant pressure, traditional grain drying can feel like an expensive ha...
30/07/2026

With fuel prices fluctuating and margins under constant pressure, traditional grain drying can feel like an expensive habit. Between the direct energy bills and the steep depreciation on a batch dryer, processing your home-grown cereals the old-fashioned way eats into your bottom line before the feed ever hits the trough.

Independent consultant Dr George Fisher recently crunched the numbers on processing 200 tonnes of wheat or barley. His analysis showed that preserving your grain with Propcorn NC is at least £1,828 cheaper than using a dryer - saving farmers around 40% on their baseline processing costs.

When you dry grain down from 20% to 14% moisture for standard storage, you also lose about 64kg of grain weight per tonne simply through water evaporation. Propcorn NC completely avoids that shrinkage loss by safely preserving whole or rolled grain at up to 30% moisture for up to 12 months.

But this is about more than just direct financial savings. Because Propcorn NC handles higher moisture crops, it gives you the flexibility to harvest earlier. That means you cut down on field shedding losses and open up a much wider, cleaner window for your follow-on autumn cultivations.

From a nutritional standpoint, the benefits are clear. Propcorn NC adds valuable nitrogen to help rumen microbes thrive, and independent trials show it can boost milk yields and daily liveweight gains in beef cattle by up to 4%. It also virtually eliminates dust in the processing shed, keeping the working environment much safer and healthier for your farm team.
Before you fire up the dryer this season, take a look at the full cost breakdown in the latest issue of Know How to see how the numbers stack up for your holding.

You’ll find it on page 14:https://kelvincave.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/knowhow-summer-2026.pdf

Find out more about Propcorn here: http://kelvincave.com/product/propcorn-nc/

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