Focus for 100: Grazing, minerals and getting the balance right

With up to 80% of all metabolic problems a dairy cow can experience occuring in the transition period, now is a crucial time to get the balance right on for cow nutrition, writes Alltech Ireland's Eddie Phelan.

With up to 80% of all metabolic problems a dairy cow can experience occuring in the transition period, now is a crucial time to get the balance right on for cow nutrition, writes Alltech Ireland's Eddie Phelan.

Following on from such extreme weather events in January, farmers are feeling great relief with the more settled weather of late.

The memories of last summer’s slow growth rates, coupled with winter forage shortages, are fading as the grazing season gets going.