Keeping grass energy intake per cow high is an important skill.  Offering plenty of quality grass every day is one part. The other part is having a herd that is demanding a high intake. … [Read more...]

The farm is holding a 28-day grazing rest time but summer growing weeds (Wild Millet, Nut Grass, Paspalum, Distichum) are starting to grow well in many paddocks.  … [Read more...]

The challenge of fine-tune grazing continues: not wasting good grass, but also keeping cow grass intake high and consistent every day. … [Read more...]

Trying to judge current Leaf Appearance Rate (LAR), say by counting leaves in a paddock grazed only ten days ago, to set the grazing rotation for the next period, is fraught with inaccuracy.  … [Read more...]

The benefits of topping at the right time is obvious, with paddocks topped at the previous grazing now offering fantastic quality and will get high level utilisation by the cows. … [Read more...]