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Grass dry matters must be very high, as cows are getting longer out of paddocks than first expected, writes Aidan Brennan.
There were some good spells along the way, but I don’t think anyone can deny that the summer of 2024 was just horrible, whether you were a farmer or not, writes James Strain.
After a challenging year, it’s a welcome relief to get some reprieve on the weather front as grazing comes to an end.
While ground conditions are excellent for the most part, it will be a lack of grass that will force any stock indoors.
Ground conditions this year compared to last year are night and day, writes Thomas Condon.
Good growth rates and good grazing conditions mean that many farms are in a position to extend the grazing season this autumn, writes Aidan Brennan.
If the coming weekend falls as bad as is promised, it will spell the end of grazing for some farmers.
This week Adam Woods takes a look at housing heavy cattle, keeping weanlings thriving and on target weight gains, and grazing excess grass with sheep.
While conditions for the first half of October had been ideal, more recent rainfall will likely making grazing out paddocks a little trickier, writes Thomas Condon.
