Contents tagged with grassland and forage management

Case study: Keeping grass in the diet during drought at Wolfhall Farm, Wiltshire

14 August 2025

Case study: Keeping grass in the diet during drought at Wolfhall Farm, Wiltshire

Earlier this week, Piers Badnell spoke with Anthony Mitchell to see how he has been coping in the dry weather.

Keeping grass in the diet during drought

14 August 2025

Keeping grass in the diet during drought

Piers Badnell, consultant at Pasture to Profit, shares his advice on keeping grass in the diet during drought conditions.
Dealing with drought on the grazing platform

7 July 2025

Dealing with drought on the grazing platform

Tips and advice to help deal with drought's effect on grazing platforms
New grass and clover varieties added to Recommended Lists for England and Wales

30 May 2024

New grass and clover varieties added to Recommended Lists for England and Wales

To help improve grassland productivity, the 2024/2025 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL) for England and Wales have welcomed 11 new varieties, including two Italian ryegrass, six perennial ryegrass, two lucerne and one festulolium variety.
Six new varieties named on the Recommended Grass and Clover Lists

10 July 2023

Six new varieties named on the Recommended Grass and Clover Lists

2023 RGCL handbook published
Grasslands, Forage and Soil Partnership

25 November 2021

Grasslands, Forage and Soil Partnership

Grasslands, forage and soil research partnership
Cost benefit calculator for nitrogen fertiliser use on grassland

30 October 2023

Cost benefit calculator for nitrogen fertiliser use on grassland

Accounting for fertiliser and feed prices, it calculates the cost benefit of applying nitrogen to grassland.
Are you testing your silage?

23 October 2020

Are you testing your silage?

Silage clamps should ideally be tested every four weeks over winter to maintain ration consistency for high-yielding herds. Even grass that is properly clamped averages 12% losses in dry matter over time, which affects intakes.
Herbal leys: establishment – looking forward to 2021

28 September 2020

Herbal leys: establishment – looking forward to 2021

AHDB supported a panel discussion with the British Grassland Society (https://www.britishgrassland.com/), on practical advice for establishing herbal leys in 2021 and beyond. The panel will included Kate Still, Soil Association and FAB farmers facilitator, Robert Thornhill, dairy farmer and Nuffield Scholar and Dafydd Parry Jones, organic beef and sheep farmer and Farming Connect mentor.
Recommended Grass and Clover List online tool

23 July 2025

Recommended Grass and Clover List online tool
Planning grazing strategies for Better Returns

23 March 2020

Planning grazing strategies for Better Returns

Grass is an important crop and grazed grass is the cheapest feed on farm, yet it rarely earns the respect it deserves as a potentially high-quality, natural ruminant feed. This manual will help producers develop new, more efficient grazing strategies to improve returns for their business

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