Herd Management: Getting your stock ready for spring turn-out

There is a large volume of grass in paddocks around the country, but getting the weather to graze it is now the challenge, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.

There is a large volume of grass in paddocks around the country, but getting the weather to graze it is now the challenge, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.

January has been a mixed bag weather-wise - wet, mild, cold, icy and snowy - yet even with ground conditions delicate at present, thoughts are turning to spring grazing plans. 

There is a large volume of grass in paddocks around the country, but getting the weather to graze it is now the challenge.