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SHARING OPTIONS: If grass is as tall as the distance from the tip of your middle finger to your wrist, then it is ideal for grazing. Dairylink Ireland adviser Aidan Cushnahan is urging programme participants to walk their grazing blocks to assess ground conditions and grass covers. It has been a challenging start to the 2021 grazing season for most participants on the Dairylink Ireland programme. Cold temperatures have hampered grass growth and high levels...

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× Close This content is copyright protected! However, if you would like to share the information in this article, you may use the headline, summary and link below: Title: Thrive weekly roundup: grazing update and weaning progress on programme farms This week, the Thrive dairy-beef roundup has an update from the demo farm in Cashel, Co Tipperary, and a weaning update from the programme farms.

SHARING OPTIONS: Yearling Angus and Limousin heifers at grass. The heifers are carrying significantly more condition this year compared to the same point last year. Last week saw theThrive dairy calf to beef demo farm get enough moisture to kick on grass growth above demand level. The farm is currently growing 47kg DM/ha with a daily demand of 43kg DM/ha. The 140 yearling cattle are benefiting from there not being a build-up of grass on farm as they are co...

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SHARING OPTIONS: Calves on the Thrive demo farm have access to paddocks around the yard by day as they make the transition to grass. A lot of dairy-beef calves are heading out to grass at the moment as they either come off milk or prepare to be weaned in the coming weeks. Cold northerly winds and heavy showers over the past few days may have delayed turnout in some cases. However, with milder conditions forecast from the weekend onwards, turnout can comme...

SHARING OPTIONS: Episode four of theTullamore Farm webinar series takes place on Tuesday at 8.30pm live on www.ifj.ie/webinar. The final episode in the Tullamore Farm webinar series takes place on Tuesday night at 8.30pm. Tuesdays programme will focus on the 2020 financial performance and the next steps for the farm. This is currently the fifth year of a 15-year lease taken out on the farm. Unique The farm is quite unique in that it has no single farm pa...

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