Contents tagged with forageforknowledge

2 September 2022

Grazing dry cows and youngstock on pasture closed and set aside for winter grazing can significantly reduce feeding costs.

18 June 2021

Calving in a good shed is better than doing a bad job in a paddock, says Graise Consulting’s Andre van Barneveld, but there are so many variables.

2 November 2023

Planning ahead to secure any straw requirements or to seek alternative good-quality bedding options for the winter months is crucial.

18 June 2021

Clovers can replace some, or all, bagged nitrogen (N) in both conventional and organic swards. How much N is fixed depends on the clover content in the sward.

5 May 2021

We take a look at Chris and Sarah Berry’s longer-term contingency plan to increase their resilience to dry weather.

29 May 2020

Good grazing management can provide high-quality nutrition which can help animals withstand the effects of parasite.

13 July 2022

Top tips for managing beef and sheep grazing during dry weather

29 May 2020

If you are confident in your grass measuring and use of AgriNet, take it one step further and improve grassland efficiency by creating more grazing mobs on the same account.

27 May 2020

Strategic Farms across England give us a snapshot of how the 2020 grazing season is going for them so far.

7 May 2020

Strategic farmer Guy Prudom tells us how spring 2020 was a first for early turnout in North Yorkshire and what management decisions he has put in place to keep grass growing.

19 April 2023

Top 10 tips for making the best big bale silage.

16 April 2020

Recent research has shown that infective liver fluke cysts can survive in spoiled silage.

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