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In certain areas, the rain has led to some cattle being rehoused. Up to this point, most farmers were very happy with graze-outs and utilisation. Increased growth over the last week has led to higher pre-grazing covers, which, combined with high levels of rainfall, is resulting in poorer graze-outs. Grassland management course During our Irish Farmers Journal grassland management course meetings this week, it was very clear that many farms are heading into a grass surplus. For those who have given the last three weeks to a month supplementing with concentrates and silage in order to reduce demand, it’s now very important to get back on track. ....
Grass shortages: There is a marked difference in different parts of the country in grass growth. On some farms there are real issues where farm cover has dropped to a very low level and grass is finding it hard to get going again. Higher stocked farms have been hit hardest. On some of these farms gates were opened up to allow animals access a larger area to avoid housing. Some supplementary feed should have been introduced on these farms to try to hold the rotation and keep closing up paddocks behind cattle as they move through them. When grass is eaten at very low covers it takes longer for it to get growing again so that’s why some farms are not seeing any growth. ....