Brian Reidy: Responding to a year of grass issues in the dairy herd
Autumn grass can be a bit of a mystery as it can be feeding very well one day, and all of a sudden, it loses its power, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.
As we push into August and the evenings begin to close in, dairy producers have several aspects that need extra attention. Depending on your system, you will be looking at autumn fertiliser plans, reseeding, third-cut silage, scanning, monitoring heifer performance, winter feed budgeting, harvesting of crops, autumn calving and many more tasks.
