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Home Farm: Grass growth and slugs

All the wheat is now above ground with the tramlines becoming more visible by the day.

VIEWPOINTS 5 November 2025

Home Farm: Grass growth and slugs

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A great year for grazing nears an end

A great year for grazing nears an end

GRASS & FEEDING 29 October 2025

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

Home Farm: cattle back out by day

VIEWPOINTS 15 October 2025

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

Beef management: lime, closing paddocks and silage testing

MANAGEMENT 15 October 2025

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks the name of the game

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks the name of the game

The Grass Week: closing up paddocks the name of the game

GRASS & FEEDING 11 October 2025

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Grass+ Beef: growth and utilisation set to drop

Grass+ Beef: growth and utilisation set to drop

Shorter days are leading to falling growth rates, while the return of wetter weather is seeing dry matter and utilisation fall also.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits reach saturation for many

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficits reach saturation for many

After another wet week, all but the driest farms in the south and south east are struggling with wet soils.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

Grass + Beef: rainfall should help moisture-stricken farms

Grass + Beef: rainfall should help moisture-stricken farms

Rainfall this week should help push on growth rates on farms that had been struggling with a lack of moisture over the last few weeks.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: growth high but for how long more

Grass+ Beef: growth high but for how long more

While growth is excellent at the minute, many farmers are cautious as to how long this is going to continue for.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: growth holding firm but evenings shorten

Grass+ Beef: growth holding firm but evenings shorten

Don’t be fooled by the current strong growth, as the evenings draw in we will likely see growth fall away.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

The Grass Week: growth in good position ahead of long weekend

The Grass Week: growth in good position ahead of long weekend

Growth has been steady in the north and west, while in the south and east, the recent rainfall has been hugely welcomed.

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

Grass+ Beef: cruise control button hit again with grass

Grass+ Beef: cruise control button hit again with grass

Many farmers are now in a comfortable position, with grass growth just tipping nicely ahead of demand, though farmers should be mindful of replacing offtakes of P and K from paddocks cut for surplus

GRASS & FEEDING 23 July 2025

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