This is the grass growth curve for 2014 (in red) , compared with predicted. results to date are up to early March 2014, Early March growth rate is running at approx. 5 kg/DM/Day.
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EM silage Additve on some very dry Whole crop has proved a success
Treating whole crop wheat can often be interesting to say the least, but I used some EM Silage additive on a very dry whole crop (you could nearly of had the combine in), the results have been very impressive because…
Recent trip to Netherlands provides a little insight into Cow Building design
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Cows Still Grazing 7 months on !.
Grazing cows this year has been a dream compared with last year, some herds in this area have been grazing for 7 months plus now, unheard of last year. This week grass has been growing at 55kg/dm/ha (this is…
Grass still Growing in the good wether
Grass Growth this week appears to be holding up in the Mid 50’S Same as 10 days ago, so on average milk from grass alone worth approximately 5-6 litres, for high yielders, (some systems will be higher than this ).…
Grazing Grass still steady growth at 50 Kg
Grass growth on the measured grazing platforms still running around 50 Kg/DM/day for the north west (Lanc’s/Cumbria area). predictions are that grazed grass for August is worth Maintenance plus 5-6 litres of milk, so time to start readjusting dairy rations…
Grass Growth down by 38%
Grazing grass paddock growth rates are running at approx. 35-40 Kg (July average should be 55-60 kgdm/day).The rain is going to make a difference to this al being well The rainfall should now signal the time to start looking at…
Grass Growth Slows down
Current grass growth is running at between 32-64 kg /DM/Ha , in the Lancashire /South Cumbria region, it is slowing down as expected with dry weather and grass curve kicking in. It means that has a graze to graze period…
Grass Growth Update
Last weeks grass growth on grazing fields was running at 72-76 kg, which is slightly below the yearly average, this means graze to graze is 20 days.
Red start Catch crop looking good after only being sown 4 weeks ago
Drilled in mid May, Redstart (hybrid) undersown with Italian rye Grass