Dairy
It has certainly been a slow start to the year in terms of grass growth with many farmers struggling with grass covers for a lot of the...
Dairy Technical
Although grazing for many is still a few weeks away, it is important that you are ready to get cows out when conditions allow.
Although cows on many farms cows won't see grass again until spring in some areas grazing has resumed for the time being.
We are now late into August and farms have started to build average farm cover (AFC) for the autumn months in order to extend autumn grazing.
While persistent rain continues to impact grazing conditions, it is now time to start building AFC ahead of autumn-grazing and housing.
Grass growth figures continue to show a positive trend, but has growth actually stalled once again on many farms?
The first of September traditionally signalled the return of schools, but it is also an important date for autumn grazing...
