Spring Grass

Limiting the drop in milk fat during spring grazing

Dairy

Limiting the drop in milk fat during spring grazing

A lot of dry farms will be starting or will have already started their second rotation, meaning milk fat content may easily drop back again.

Grass growth and grass covers improve with heat in the ground

Dairy

Grass growth and grass covers improve with heat in the ground

It has been a slow start to the year in terms of grass growth, with many farmers struggling with grass covers for the first rotation.

Getting spring grass into the diet as mid-March approaches

Beef

Getting spring grass into the diet as mid-March approaches

Turning cattle out to grass in the spring can generate frustration in farmers on heavier-type soils who may still be a long way off grazing.