Poor quality swards a big problem on farms

Most farmers realise that grazed grass is the best and cheapest feed.

The target set by most successful farmers is to produce 85% to 90% of milk from grass (including grass silage) at a stocking rate of about one cow per acre producing 1,300 to 1,500 gallons of good quality milk each.

This is almost double the present average production level in Ireland.