Contents tagged with Forage for Knowledge

Meet the Forage for Knowledge Contributor - Robin Young - Spring-quality grass all year round in Stirlingshire

29 October 2021

Meet the Forage for Knowledge Contributor - Robin Young - Spring-quality grass all year round in Stirlingshire

Scottish dairy farms can grow quality grass – and lots of it – as Robin Young has discovered while taking part in Forage for Knowledge. Measuring and testing grazed grass every week for the past seven years has shown Robin that Waterside Farm in Stirlingshire not only produces 12 ME grass, but also 12 t DM/ha from its grazing paddocks.

Timing of liming on a grazing platform

24 September 2021

Timing of liming on a grazing platform

Liming in September is standard practice to ensure good germination of an autumn reseed. But grazing managers need to remember that calcium* is needed on the platform throughout the growing season.

Meet the Forage For Knowledge contributor - Charlie Russell

17 September 2021

Meet the Forage For Knowledge contributor - Charlie Russell

Charlie Russell is Estate Factor and Farms Manager for Glenapp – a rural business near Stranraer where one of the challenges is usually to cope with over 1,500 mm annual rainfall, and this year turned into coping with a six-week drought.

BGS and AHDB join forces to offer farmer to farmer mentoring opportunities

23 April 2025

BGS and AHDB join forces to offer farmer to farmer mentoring opportunities

Better production and utilisation of grass and forage provides an opportunity to reduce costs and optimise profits on any livestock farm, and the key to success is to learn from other farmers’ experiences and expertise.

Are all of your paddocks performing?

12 August 2021

Are all of your paddocks performing?

This article looks at how you manage your grassland
Managing herbal leys as another crop

12 August 2021

Managing herbal leys as another crop

This article is about managing herbal leys
Autumn grassland management planner

4 August 2021

Autumn grassland management planner

This planner will you you manage you grassland over the autumn period.
What was it that got us thinking about birds, bees, n’ trees?

30 July 2021

What was it that got us thinking about birds, bees, n’ trees?

Nicola and Paul Renison farm 350 acres in Cumbria, rotationally grazing cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens with all land in Higher-level stewardship. Nicola reflects on their first hedge planting experience and why they have never looked back since.

Meet Forage for Knowledge contributor Tony Evans

30 July 2021

Meet Forage for Knowledge contributor Tony Evans

Measuring and testing grazed grass on farm in Leicestershire has not only helped Tony Evans to grow 12 t DM/ha to feed 300 cows, but also benefitted his day job as a business consultant.

Self-feeding silage – the way forward for your farm?

9 July 2021

Self-feeding silage – the way forward for your farm?

Self-feeding silage saves labour, power and machinery costs while delivering a simple, sustainable way to get forage into cows by just moving an electric wire once a day. First developed in the 1950s, self-feed had a 1970s revival and today is increasingly being seen as the cost-effective winter feeding method for autumn block-calving herds.

Grass growth rates make a comeback

30 January 2024

Grass growth rates make a comeback

GB average daily grass growth rates appeared to make a comeback through May and into June, according to data from AHDB’s Forage for Knowledge programme.

Meet Forage for Knowledge contributor David Lee

18 June 2021

Meet Forage for Knowledge contributor David Lee

David Lee joined Forage for Knowledge contributors from the start, having been one of the early convertors to rotational paddock grazing 25 years ago.

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