Co-ops call for guidelines on zero grazing 

ICOS says the new grass-fed standard will verify and leverage Ireland's natural, grass-based dairy farming system

The dairy industry’s new grass-fed standard for dairy production requires cows to be at pasture for at least 180 days. File Picture.  

Co-ops have called for guidelines on grazing intensity and zero grazing.

“Zero grazing has become a useful grassland management tool during the shoulders of the year for many farms, particularly on land susceptible to poaching,” said the co-ops organisation, ICOS, in its response to the stage one public consultation on the review of Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme.