Completing a budget next November, when not much can be done about it, is little use. Completing one now will mean you can take action over the coming months to boost supply. Use a few quick guidelines:
Suckler cows: 1.4 tonne/month.Store cattle: 1.3 tonne/month.Weanlings: 0.7 tonne/month.First-cut yield will generally yield 7-10t/acre and second-cut will yield 5-7t/acre. Have you got enough area closed up for first-cut silage? If you are stocked at 2.3 LU/ha it’s recommended that you should close 50% of the farm for first-cut and 20% for second-cut. We are entering into the highest grass-growth period of the year, so ensure you capitalise on this by having the grazing area stocked high enough to manage grass correctly and make sufficient silage.
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Grass+ beef: lean toward leaf to get most from swards
Beef management: breeding and synchronising heifers
Completing a budget next November, when not much can be done about it, is little use. Completing one now will mean you can take action over the coming months to boost supply. Use a few quick guidelines:
Suckler cows: 1.4 tonne/month.Store cattle: 1.3 tonne/month.Weanlings: 0.7 tonne/month.First-cut yield will generally yield 7-10t/acre and second-cut will yield 5-7t/acre. Have you got enough area closed up for first-cut silage? If you are stocked at 2.3 LU/ha it’s recommended that you should close 50% of the farm for first-cut and 20% for second-cut. We are entering into the highest grass-growth period of the year, so ensure you capitalise on this by having the grazing area stocked high enough to manage grass correctly and make sufficient silage.
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Grass+ beef: lean toward leaf to get most from swards
Beef management: breeding and synchronising heifers
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