Brian Reidy: Grazing late in the year? Time to consider next year

The extended grazing season has been a fantastic boost but if the cattle eat it all now, it will not be there at the other end of the winter

How many of you are currently feeding third cut silage in pit or bales which was made in September or even October? Don’t be fooled by how it looks or how it looked the day you cut it.

As we head into the last week of November, there is plenty of stock still outside on both beef and dairy farms. 

Up until the rain earlier this week and the cold days we are currently having, growth was unprecedented for November. I housed the remainder of the cattle last week, bar the last few to calve as I was beginning breeding.