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The Grass Week: measuring grass, what do you need? 2021-12-17

Beef management: housing cattle ahead of heavy rain 2021-10-26

Farmer Writes: taking stock for winter and issues with carbon 2021-10-20

The Grass Week: getting a high percentage of the farm closed in October 2021-10-02

Grass+Dairy: getting graze-outs right in August 2021-08-18

The Grass Week: make the most of rising growth rates 2021-08-14

Mid-season review of sheep drafting performance 2021-08-07

Dairy management: nothing cures high growth rates like high growth rates 2021-06-14

Weekend weather: slightly cooler as settled conditions continue 2021-06-11

Making silage on poor quality swards is the best policy. Grass quality: Grass growth is very high at present. The downside of this is poor quality. Grass quality is poor on most farms – even in Moorepark this week quality was sub-optimal. Pre-grazing yields should not exceed 1,500kg/ha, even if this means going back into paddocks at 14 to 16 day intervals. Skip over high covers and cut them out for bales or long-term silage. Most farmers will aim to have two good-quality round bales of sila...