Thrive weekly roundup: demo farm grazing update and tasks for dairy-beef farms

This week's dairy-beef programme roundup has a video update from the demo farm where grass growth has really taken off. We outline three key jobs to be carried out on dairy-beef farms this month.

7 May 2022

Keeping pre-grazing yields right ahead of grazing stock over the next two weeks will be key to maintaining grass quality over the summer months. \ Philip Doyle

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