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Beef
Grazing guide part one: the dos and don'ts
Farmers Journal
With grass so valuable on beef farms, it is worth keeping some essential grassland management rules in mind for the crucial spring season.
12 February 2025 Grass & feeding
Grass+ Dairy: grazing off to a flying start
The weather has been playing ball for the first few weeks of grazing, easing pressure as calving kicks in to gear, write Thomas Condon.
18 January 2025 Grass & feeding
The Grass Week: preparing for spring grazing
Though grazing may be off the cards for many for a number of weeks now, there may well be an opportunity for some early February grazing for some.
Sheep Management: housing ewes, closing targets and feeding early lambing ewes
With grass reserves depleting rapidly in recent weeks, many highly stocked flocks have found housing is on the horizon for all or a portion of ewes.
11 December 2024 Management
Dairy Management: what to do with high grass covers?
Even though the weather has turned a bit more wintery than it was, conditions are still excellent for the time of year, writes Aidan Brennan.
11 November 2024 Management
Early October brought ideal grazing conditions
While conditions for the first half of October had been ideal, more recent rainfall will likely making grazing out paddocks a little trickier, writes Thomas Condon.
16 October 2024 Grass & feeding
Dairy management: grass supply under big pressure
Grass growth rates are set to dip below normal over the coming days, as the weather turns cold, adding more pain to an already difficult grass growing year.
9 October 2024 Management