Ensuring you have enough fodder for winter 2024-2025
On grazing ground, any extra grass grown should be cut and saved as high quality baled silage.
Following a wet start to 2024 and a prolonged winter housing period, silage and fodder reserves on many farms were completely exhausted this spring. Grass growth to date in 2024 has been poor with further supplementary feeding of fodder taking place in recent weeks on some farms.
It is essential to know how much fodder is required in order to make a plan. Complete a fodder budget for your farm - a template for which is available below - and include a 20-25% buffer to take into account the possibility of a prolonged winter feeding period again this year.
