Clover and managing bloat at the Gurteen College dairy unit
Ken Flynn, farm manager and lecturer at Gurteen College, Agricultural College. Picture: Dan Linehan
As I've written about in my previous updates, we are trying hard to increase the clover content in our swards. We have switched from including 1kg of clover seed in the seed mixture to 2kg of clover seed, and it is definitely making a difference as the swards get established.
Having our P and K indexes correct before reseeding is definitely helping. But after the sward has been established, the next battle is to manage it and maintain the clover in the sward.
