Contents tagged with Forage for Knowledge

5 May 2021

Paul Richards joined Forage for Knowledge contributors as a discipline to measure, test and record grass – he’s now using the results to drop fertiliser rates.

23 April 2021

Greensand, summer drought and a split-block herd on one grazing platform are challenging the grazing skills of Irishman, John Forbes, on a unit near Marlborough in Wiltshire.

8 November 2024

Grazing quality grass, making better silage and a return to a simpler feeding system has helped push milk from forage to 5,000 litres for 380 Holstein Friesians in Leicestershire.

25 March 2021

Grass growth rates are very varied across the country but generally slower than in previous years, and grass looks a lot worse than analysis suggests

4 March 2021

Ben Walker started measuring and testing grass seven years ago for Forage for Knowledge – time that has been spent building faith in grazed grass, which is saving £400/cow/year in concentrates.

19 March 2025

Rotational grazing benefits to grass growth, productivity and the environment are well known. Mob grazing is possibly the next step for some.

8 June 2020

Ten new varieties of ryegrass, two Hybrid and one Timothy have been added to the 2020/2021 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL) for England and Wales.

30 June 2022

Soil specialist Mark Tripney explains how to correct soil compaction and when's the best time

20 September 2019

Our project found careful management of feed can yield profitable cattle

6 September 2019

Now is the time to assess forage quality to establish the requirements for purchased feed.

5 February 2025

If you haven’t already, now is the time to body condition score your weaned ewes and suckler cows.

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