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It is time to close first-cut silage ground on dairy-beef farms in order to ensure a high-quality cut of silage in late May. The weekly roundup also looks at grazing tips for yearling cattle at grass.

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Beef > Grass & feeding
09 April 2022
Declan Marren on 09 Apr 2022

Thrive weekly roundup: closing silage ground and grazing tips

It is time to close first-cut silage ground on dairy-beef farms in order to ensure a high-quality cut of silage in late May. The weekly roundup also looks at grazing tips for yearling cattle at grass.

Declan Marren
Beef > Grass & feeding
9 April 2022

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Yearling cattle grazing the last of the heavy covers on the Thrive demo farm this week.

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