Poaching problems as weather hits cow grazing

Unseasonal weather has made early grazing difficult for dairy farmers.

At the Shinagh demonstration dairy farm in Bandon, Co Cork the management team said cows were getting grass day and night, but there have been days when ground was poached beyond their preferred limits, due to very wet conditions.

This led to cows staying in for the following days, in order to allow ground to firm up and to keep poaching to an acceptable level.