Grass Growth slows down as we hit June
This is the grass growth curve for a number of Dairy units in the Lancashire/Cumbria
Grass Growth hits Magic day
With grass growth hitting rates of 75kg/DM/day in Lancashire, we need to focus on grass management, if we let grass grow too far a head of cows we will struggle to maintain quality during the rest of the grazing year. Key points Make sure cows graze down the...
Cows are out
With grass growth hitting the 33kg/dm/day mark this week , we have seen some dairy cows out during the day time, grass quality is obviously variable at present but we do know that the protein levels are around the 24-26 % mark. Good cow tracks are key to early...
Grass growth Charting this years growth
This is the grass growth curve for 2014 (in red) , compared with predicted. results to date are up to early March 2014, Early March growth rate is running at approx. 5 kg/DM/Day.
EM silage Additve on some very dry Whole crop has proved a success
Treating whole crop wheat can often be interesting to say the least, but I used some EM Silage additive on a very dry whole crop (you could nearly of had the combine in), the results have been very impressive because there has been very little wastage and heating on...
Recent trip to Netherlands provides a little insight into Cow Building design
During a short visit to the Netherlands one a of the many things I picked while on this study tour ( many thanks to Effective Micro organisms for sorting this), was the fact that most of the dairy cow buildings we walked around where mainly insulated , to help control...
Cows Still Grazing 7 months on !.
Grazing cows this year has been a dream compared with last year, some herds in this area have been grazing for 7 months plus now, unheard of last year. This week grass has been growing at 55kg/dm/ha (this is a may growth rate). Saw some fantastic maize trials...
Grass still Growing in the good wether
Grass Growth this week appears to be holding up in the Mid 50'S Same as 10 days ago, so on average milk from grass alone worth approximately 5-6 litres, for high yielders, (some systems will be higher than this ). Soil temperature's still 16-18 degrees.
Grazing Grass still steady growth at 50 Kg
Grass growth on the measured grazing platforms still running around 50 Kg/DM/day for the north west (Lanc's/Cumbria area). predictions are that grazed grass for August is worth Maintenance plus 5-6 litres of milk, so time to start readjusting dairy rations to fit this...
Grass Growth down by 38%
Grazing grass paddock growth rates are running at approx. 35-40 Kg (July average should be 55-60 kgdm/day).The rain is going to make a difference to this al being well The rainfall should now signal the time to start looking at reseeding and planning which fields need...