Grass shortages: There is a marked difference in different parts of the country in grass growth. On some farms there are real issues where farm cover has dropped to a very low level and grass is finding it hard to get going again. Higher stocked farms have been hit hardest. On some of these farms gates were opened up to allow animals access a larger area to avoid housing. Some supplementary feed should have been introduced on these farms to try to hold the rotation and keep closing up paddocks behind cattle as they move through them. When grass is eaten at very low covers it takes longer for it to get growing again so that’s why some farms are not seeing any growth.