Herd Notes: Feeding for fertility this spring

Your cows talk to you each day through their performance, demeanour, and health status, don’t ignore them, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.

What, at first looked like an ideal spring, has fast become a very costly one.

It has been a very challenging last few weeks for livestock farmers. Fodder stocks are beginning to disappear rapidly, and most have had to reformulate feeding strategies recently to stretch reserves further. What, at first looked like an ideal spring, has fast become a very costly one.