The improvement in weather conditions over the weekend has meant that stock have been turned back out and grazing conditions are returning to normal. If turning out stock for the first time, allow them a while in a closed-in area like a crush handling unit. This will allow them to settle before being turned out to grass. Fences can be tested if you allow cattle straight out of the shed to the field and sometimes animals can injure themselves. Try to set up your paddocks so that animals have two to three days in each division. Some rain is forecast for the end of this week and if stock are moving into fresh pasture it will be easier to keep them settled. Hungry animals will do the most damage walking around so try to move them regularly. On some farms with May-calving cows, there may be an opportunity to let these out to a paddock around the shed. The exercise will help and will reduce silage feeding and labour. Silage will keep if sealed correctly and it might be needed in April again. If conditions deteriorate a lot, don’t be afraid to house again until ground conditions improve.