Beef
After heavy falls of rain last week, better weather is promised for this week seeing a return to favourable grazing conditions on drier farms
Dairy
Lameness issues often escalate in the late lactation and moving into the autumn months as conditions and weather slowly begin to deteriorate
Grass growth at the minute remains static but with more moisture in the soil, growth should improve and farmers need to balance building
The dry soils and lack of rain has slowed down grass growth in the south and east of the country whereas grass growth in the west and north...
The focus at this time of the year is extending the grazing season and building average farm covers but grass clover cannot be ignored.
Grass growth has taken a hit in the last week to 10 days and building covers for many has been difficult, as the dry weather and soil...
A plan for moving cull cows off the farm in order to build farm cover this autumn and drive performance for the rest of the herd needs...
Grass is hugely valuable in the autumn time and every day extra at grass and out of the sheds getting closer to the winter means extra...
Grass growth rates are still above average on most farms across the country as farmers try to strike a balance between keeping quality....
Lameness may become an issue as cows are getting closer to the end of their lactation and will only be getting heavier in calf by the day,..
We are still only in early August and it does seem daft talking about spring 2026 and building autumn farm covers especially when grass...
With the warm and wet weather lingering for the last week to 10 days, grass growth has shot off and those farmers who were suffering...
Dairy Technical
Good grass growth and favourable grazing conditions continue into November where cows around the country are still enjoying fresh grass...
It is essential to get yourself off to the best possible start for 2025, and the dairy advice is that the preparation for a good start to...
Grass growth continues to be above average for this time of the year, but farmers should be mindful of average farm cover (AFC) and...
As we move towards the end of October, grass growth slows down and the housing period becomes more of a reality as the days get shorter.
The warm weather over the last week or 10 days has had no major impact in grass growth with high dry matter (DM) content in grass seen...
At this time of the year, dairy farmers need to do all they can to ensure that their cow's stay out at grass for as long as possible to...
Grass growth around the country continues to struggle with many farmers finding it difficult to build up their average farm cover and see...
It is now time to start thinking about extending your grazing season for as long as possible. This will be determined by factors such as...
Even though it is only the start of August, it is important to set your autumn grazing targets now, to avoid having poor average farm covers..
Although cows on many farms cows won't see grass again until spring in some areas grazing has resumed for the time being.
Grazing on many dairy farms has come to an end for the year, while although challenging on some it is continuing for now.
