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Five tips to increase grass utilisation in autumn
Kieran Mailey
Grass utilisation tends to be lower in autumn, so to get the most from swards late in the season, outlined are some tips to keep in mind.
Five tips to increase grass utilisation in autumn
Time to complete a fodder budget
4 September 2024 Management
Time to complete a fodder budget
Adam Woods takes a look at fodder budgeting and how drystock farmers can complete a simple fodder budget ahead of the winter.
Beef Management : Slurry dates, autumn calving and reseed management
4 September 2024 Management
Beef Management : Slurry dates, autumn calving and reseed management
In this week's Beef Management we take a look at slurry spreading, dosing weanlings, managing reseeds and autumn calving cows.
Last chance for chemical fertiliser on grassland
The closed period for applying chemical fertiliser on grassland comes into effect on 15 September, leaving a brief window for any final applications to boost growth rates.
3 September 2024 Management
Five management tasks for autumn-calving herds
As autumn calving activity steps up on suckler farms, outlined are some tasks to keep on top of during September.
31 August 2024 Management
Beef Management: feed cull cows or sell on
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at housing issues, feeding cull cows and looking after first calved heifers.
28 August 2024 Management
Wet grazing conditions increasing tetany risks
Cows are at an increased risk of developing grass tetany when grazing wet, lush swards.
27 August 2024 Management
Five steps to housing cattle in wet conditions
Ground conditions are extremely poor on many farms following heavy rain this week, pushing many farmers into housing stock.
24 August 2024 Management
Beef Management: weather, buying weanlings and empty cows
Martin Merrick advises on how to cope with the wetter weather in the northwest, protocols on purchasing weanlings and what are the options with empty cows.
21 August 2024 Management
Removing the stock bull in spring-calving herds
Breeding activity should be low in spring-calving suckler herds, making it possible to remove the stock bull.
20 August 2024 Management
Five cattle management tasks for late August
Outlined are five management tasks to carry out on suckler farms going into late August.
17 August 2024 Management
Beef Management: Beef Welfare Scheme queries and buying weanlings
Adam Woods takes a look at some questions that came in this week on the new Beef Welfare Scheme along with looking for value when buying weanlings.
14 August 2024 Management