In 2008 and 2010 field research was carried out on sandy soil with different forms of starter fertilisation in silage maize at different fertilisation levels of nitrogen and phosphate. No differences were found in yield and composition of the silage maize among the forms of starter fertilisation studied. A supplementary amount of nitrogen from fertiliser in addition to an amount of slurry had a yield-increasing effect, while a supplementary phosphate amount had hardly any effect