Henry Walsh: Tips for feed budgeting and grassland management in the unrelenting rain
On/off grazing gets grass into the cows’ diet during wet weather while minimising impact on the soil
‘The wet autumn resulted in animals around here being housed earlier than normal, and the recent rain has delayed turnout for most farmers’. Photo: Hany Marzouk
After two years of mayhem on national and international markets, we have arrived at a period of relative normality.
However, today’s reality for dairy farming in particular is totally different to even three years ago at many levels, including costs, regulation and environment.
