Amazing what muck sieving can tell you about what’s happening in the Rumen !!
Too much fibre in the left hand heap , indicates some Rumen Acidosis ,
Cow track infrastructure nearing completion on this farm near Settle (cow track right, general track left), this will really improve grass utilization in 2023
A Cracking Crop of a Watson Seeds Hybrid 3 Kale/turnip mixture in East Lancashire
We have some really good Herbal Ley’s in Lancashire, this mix was scratch seeded in behind a Guttler Drill in June this year
Cell Grazing the Herbal ley
Grass Growth update for NW
Grass Growth rockets to a 5 year high for the week !!! (blue line says it all ) Still ahead of last year in terms of total grown for the year (7.5 tonne )compared to last year (6.7 tonne DM/HA) but the gap is narrowing by the week
Mingary Castle – Long term Dual purpose Grass Mixture
Being cut at Blackmoss Farm, near Chipping (July 22) A mixture of PRg and Timothy with White Clover
Grass Growth 2022 – 2weeks ahead of last year
Early spring growth has given us a head start compared to last year !!!
Roller coaster of a year for grass growth !!!
soil temps this week 16-18 degrees.
Drilling a Multi Species Ley in East Lancashire – with this new drill out fit – looking forward to seeing the results.
Forage crisis averted – Grass is now growing at a pace – the blue line says it all !!!, also a grazing height guide (no plate meter needed for this one ) .
Pre Graze height 2800-3000 kg (Fist and thumb) Post graze height (fist flat)