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The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
Martin Merrick
Many farmers find themselves in the situation where they are not sure if they should continue grazing beyond the closing target cover or house now.
The Grass Week: to graze or not to graze
Last rotation coming closer to an end
6 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Last rotation coming closer to an end
The first week of the month has past, signalling the near end of grazing for 2024, writes Thomas Condon.
The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out
2 November 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: ground firm but grass running out
While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.
Grass+ dairy: ground conditions holding, marking major improvement on last year
Ground conditions this year compared to last year are night and day, writes Thomas Condon.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Climate change and how it affects grass growth
Thomas Condon reports from the Climate Adaptation conference in Moorepark where issues around climate change and grass growth was discussed.
30 October 2024 Grass & feeding
October continues to see good graze-outs
Favourable weather conditions for the most part, combined with low pre-grazing covers, have led to cows cleaning out swards well with minimal damage, writes Thomas Condon.
23 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Feeding the freshly calved cow this winter
Aisling Claffey, Teagasc nutrition specialist, outlines some of the key factors when it comes to feeding winter milk herds this winter.
20 October 2024 Liquid Milk
The Grass Week: weekend weather will end grazing for some
If the coming weekend falls as bad as is promised, it will spell the end of grazing for some farmers.
19 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Reducing the workload on winter milk farms
With calving in full swing on winter milk farms, Aidan Brennan looks at some practical ways farmers can reduce the workload.
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Early October brought ideal grazing conditions
While conditions for the first half of October had been ideal, more recent rainfall will likely making grazing out paddocks a little trickier, writes Thomas Condon.
16 October 2024 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: graze hard while the going is good
Conditions for the most part are favourable, so farmers should use this opportunity to get wetter paddocks grazed off.
12 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Ground conditions hold up - but average farm cover declining
While grazing conditions are okay for the most part, a lack of grass is a bigger headache to many, writes Thomas Condon.
9 October 2024 Grass & feeding