Dermot's planning ahead to make best use of nutrient applications

I can graze my whole farm, which meant I grazed my silage ground back in the spring, writes Dermot Walsh
Dermot's planning ahead to make best use of nutrient applications

Dermot Walsh measures grass growth with a plate meter on his farm at Currihy, Lisevane, Timoleague, Co Cork. Picture: David Creedon

Things are going well at the moment. Silage is cut. We are in week five of breeding. There are a few repeats, but there is nothing too concerning. 

One cow has not gone through bulling yet, she has been treated twice by a vet, so I have made the decision to get rid of this cow. We had to feed silage for a week.

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