Making weaning in the suckler herd low stress

When weaning calves, reducing stress must be your priority. Stressed weanlings are much more prone to illness, such as pneumonia, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

Grass quality is currently excellent, and with dry matter 21-23%, grass intakes are good in beef and dairy herds as a result.

The harvest is more or less done for 2025. Conditions have been excellent for harvesting and saving straw. The recent weather has also created excellent grass-growing conditions, which were so badly needed after the dry spell. 

Grass quality is currently excellent, and with dry matter 21-23%, grass intakes are good in beef and dairy herds as a result. As will always happen, as we edge closer to September, growth will slow down, and dry matters may drop as the days get shorter.