SHARING OPTIONS:
Concentrate supplementation can be used strategically to bridge the nutritional gap where grass supplies are tight. \ Philip Doyle
Weather challenges
Rainfall over the last 48 hours has been very variable depending on location. Marginal lands which were just starting to dry are back to square one and this is further delaying fertiliser applications whereas there was a good opportunity to apply fertiliser on drier lands which many producers availed of over the last week.
Grass utilisation had improved significantly but is likely to dip again. This will mean a return to practices such as supplementing ewes with lambs at foot and conserving grass supplies where there are signs of a potential deficit. With days getting longer, the situation can turn quickly but you will still need to be careful and take appropriate actions to ensure you remain in a good position.