Dairy
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.
It has been a strange few weeks in terms of grass growth and covers as the dry weather led to soil moisture deficits a few weeks ago which...
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...
Many farmers have been enjoying the dry conditions early on this spring which has allowed for a smooth spring grazing...
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...
Grass growth around the country continues to struggle with many farmers finding it difficult to build up their average farm cover and see...
The warmer weather has definitely improved grass growth rates in most parts of the country which was certainly a long time coming.
Grass growth has seen a slight improvement this week which is certainly a positive, however, growth rates are still struggling to really...
Due to the poor grass growing conditions throughout the month of June, grass growth has failed to reach decent levels to sustain...
With this slow grass growth rate, farmers have been put under pressure to try and and achieve some sort of a peak milk supply...
Frustration continues amongst farmers as summer grass growth rates fail to reach peak levels week after week as the period of grass...
Following the warm June bank holiday weekend, temperatures have dropped significantly, which has seen grass growth rates fall back on dairy...
Grass
The average farm measuring grass through PastureBase Ireland recorded a yield of 9t/ha of dry matter so far this year.
Grass growth rates are beginning to return to more normal levels and an average growth rate of 57kg/day (DM) was recorded on PBI farms.
After a challenging period of summer drought, grass growth rates in many parts of the country are starting to move in the right direction.
Weekly monitoring farm grass covers is an essential part of good grassland management at this time of year, according to PastureBase Ireland (PBI), which has recently undergone significant change.
The inclement weather of late is having an adverse effect on grazing conditions and grass growth on many farms.
Last year, Irish dairy farms grew 650kg more grass compared to 2016. Over the duration of 2017, the average dairy farm grew 14.4t of grass.
