Grass
Currently average grass growth is sitting at 42kg dry matter (DM)/ha, with DM coming in at just under 13%.
Dairy
Both daylight and weather conditions have slipped over the last week, and with that, grass growth has also started to decline.
Grass growth has been stronger than ever for this time of the year, but rates are now starting to fall back.
Grass growth is continuing to boom into October, with current daily growth rates 10kg of dry matter (DM)/ha above the 10 year average.
As we enter into October next week, the talk of closing off paddocks and starting the final rotation will be commencing.
The story for most of the summer growing season has been that the south and south-east of the country has been struggling.
Data from the national grassland database has pointed to a "significant recovery" in grass growth rates.
Grass growth is finally picking up after a long two months of drought, but now is not the time to get complacent.
The story of the year for grass growth has been a country split in two, and this trend continues into the back-end.
Grass growth around the country continues to vary greatly, with pressure mounting in the southeast while grass grows in the northwest.
Drought conditions continue to prevail in the south-east, placing pressure on farms' fodder resources for the winter.
Grass growth has been stagnant in the south east for more than a week, as well as rapidly slowing across the west coast.
Drier parts of the country, particularly in the south-east may experience grass deficits this week with minimal rainfall is forecasted.
Average grass growth has been stunted over the last week with the heat wave, but with rain on the forecast there is no fear of any droughts.
From mid-May onwards, average milk protein has been sitting at 3.53%, a figure we need to maintain throughout the mid-season.
The sun has arrived and is forecast to stay for at least another week, finally putting a bit of shape to spring grazing.
Unsurprisingly more than 50% of dairy farms across the country have less than 10% of the farm grazed as places remain saturated.
The dry spell of weather all of last week and the week previous to that has dried up a lot of farms, which has knocked grass growth....
Close to half the country are experiencing surplus grass this week while many are still tight on their supply.
A combination of heat and rain over the last few days should see grass growth rates kick on in the coming week, but the prolonged dry spell..
Drier parts of the country, particularly in the south east are experiencing a grass deficit while south west, west and midland counties are...
Grass growth continues to improve on farms across the country with a small percentage in the south coast feeling a slight deficit in grass...
With persistent showers over the last couple of weeks, moisture levels have increased, leaving many farmers with surplus grass.
