Herd notes: Finishing cattle off grass this summer
When finishing advanced stock, it is critical in order to keep costs down that lower covers are being grazed at all times, that being 1,200-1,400kg of Dry Matter/ha.
After Thundershowers and lightning along with big volumes of rain, you would be forgiven for thinking it wasn’t the middle of May. Ground conditions are currently difficult around the country after all the rain.
However, it looks like several weather models are in agreement that we can look forward to a warmer, more settled spell from next week. Grass quality continues to be variable due to stress caused by water logging and nutrient washout, and now we are approaching heading dates, and grass sward management is much more difficult as a result.
