Loads of Grass !!
Just waiting for a few dry days so we can re start grazing again.
Grass Growth this week 7 kg DM/day , this time last year it was 17 kg.
Soil sampling – part of the a day in the office for Agscope
-Know your soil its a basic of Grassland Management
Kirkham Discussion Group Visit
We had a great meeting at Wareings Farm Buildings, great to see a local company doing well and also learn about its long history of supporting British Agriculture.
New Drill Arrived !!!, looking forward to seeing the results soon-lots of experimenting to do
March 18- Be ready for turnout
Soil Sampling until the end of March will give you a indication of Soil Nutrient Status
Planning Reseeding for the 2018 Grass season – new grass varieties available (for example Aberzeus , a outstanding new Diploid from Germinal )
A new product which can be added to a grazing compound is NOVATAN, this utilises excess protein in the diet, so is good for the cow and the environment
Paddock grazing for Lambs
Fantastic new grass ley and the cell grazing systems is really making a difference to our production from forage on this farm, we estimate at this point a saving of £3000 on lamb finisher , by utilising grass like this, also it has enabled more silage to be made elsewhere on the farm 