Grass Cover

Sheep advice: Ensuring sufficient grazing for spring

Sheep

Sheep advice: Ensuring sufficient grazing for spring

A priority for sheep farmers that are aiming to lamb in the spring is to ensure they will have sufficient grass cover for grazing ewes.

Sheep advice: Building grass cover ahead of March lambing

Sheep Technical

Sheep advice: Building grass cover ahead of March lambing

Farmers planning for the upcoming breeding season may now be looking at ways to ensure they have a sufficient grass cover to feed ewes during lambing.

How to make best use of zero-grazed grass

Grass

How to make best use of zero-grazed grass

Fresh grass, including zero-grazed forage, can be the cheapest feed source available to dairy cows. Increasing its utilisation in diets is worth exploring.

Importance of grass monitoring highlighted amid busy times for PastureBase

Grass

Importance of grass monitoring highlighted amid busy times for PastureBase

Weekly monitoring farm grass covers is an essential part of good grassland management at this time of year, according to PastureBase Ireland (PBI), which has recently undergone significant change.

Grass advice: Cleaning final heavy covers and keeping your cows healthy

Grass

Grass advice: Cleaning final heavy covers and keeping your cows healthy

Although weather has got a lot cooler, ground conditions have improved greatly - allowing cows to return to grass by day.