Are animals performing as you require from November grass, and what grass will you have left for the spring, asks independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

Increasing supplementation in late lactation will not only improve body condition, but it will also help to maintain milk yields and milk quality, resulting in a higher price per litre right through to drying off, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

Lime is the foundation of all soil fertility, grass growth and livestock production, writes farm advisor Brian Reidy

After a difficult summer, grass growth has recovered strongly on many farms, but low dry matter levels and tight winter forage reserves mean careful feeding will be essential to protect milk yield, solids and body condition this autumn, writes Brian Reidy.

Brian Reidy reports significant variation in the maize crops he has walked this week

Advice, services and products don’t have to come from hundreds or thousands of miles away to be better. In many cases, what you should be using on-farm is next door, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

I have all of my September calvers weaned at this stage and will soon wean the October calvers

Most people overthink storing grain, and can often be talked out of doing it for the most trivial of reasons. Do the sums and see how much your farm could potentially save, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

As we all know, June and July are difficult months to manage grass in normal conditions, never mind when the crop comes under the heat and moisture deficit stress, like it is now, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

The harvest of wholecrop cereals will start soon and crops are pretty variable, as some were significantly affected by late drilling and all of the wet weather, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.