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Grass+ Beef: reseeding and spreading silage ground on the mind
Martin Merrick
With ground conditions in excellent order, spring reseeding and getting fertiliser out on silage ground will be on the mind of many.
26 March 2025 Viewpoints
Home Farm: dry weather drives progress
The beans are in a full six weeks earlier than last year and there is now nothing left to sow.
22 March 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: miniscule rainfall lends to more field work
The nearly non-existent rainfall over the past week or more has allowed for more field work to be completed as stock starts to hit grass.
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Grass+ Dairy: great grass utilisation, but too cold for growth
While grazing conditions have been excellent for the most part, growth has struggled to surpass 10kg DM/ha, writes Thomas Condon.
19 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: more stock hit grass as weather set to warm up
More cattle have been hitting grass this week as ground conditions are a world apart from last year, while the cooler weather is set to be replaced by more milder conditions.
19 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Beef: good ground conditions, but poor growth
While ground has been trafficable for the most part, growth is behind on the norm and may affect when the second round kicks off.
12 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Kick-start growth with targeted fertiliser application
The recent improvement in weather and relatively positive forecast is giving a good chance for farmers to get fertiliser applied
12 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Beef Management: silage fertiliser advice and turnout tips
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at silage fertiliser, selling cull cows and tips for turnout
12 March 2025 Management
The Grass Week: drier week changes grazing game
Some weather stations have gone from recording double the normal weekly rainfall to seeing less than 20% of the normal falling in the last week.
8 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Beef Management: rearing calves, turnout and vaccinations
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the detail around rearing dairy calves, a smooth turnout and keeping vaccinations up to date.
5 March 2025 Management
Grass+ Beef: first of cattle turned out for many
The past week has seen the first of cattle turned out in many farms, with the longer days and more settled weather lending to more favourable grazing conditions.
5 March 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Dairy: strong start to March grazing
After a poor finish to February grazing, March has kicked off well, with some drier conditions, writes Thomas Codon.
5 March 2025 Grass & feeding