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Contents tagged with drought
27 May 2020
In warm or bright conditions, when there is heat and light intensity, calves are at risk of heat stress. During these periods, energy is used to lose heat from the body by sweating and increasing respiratory rate.
16 October 2019
How to keep your water supply resilient during extreme weather
27 February 2019
2018 is likely to be remembered for some extreme weather. But how will that affect farming in 2019?
27 February 2019
The weather in the last year has been more challenging than most - how are its effects being felt farming?
21 November 2025
All the latest analysis on weather events and their effect on farming and growing
6 March 2025
Knowledge Transfer Manager Kate Mackenzie talks to consultant Andre Van Barneveld at a recent grazing meeting about his top tips for managing grass over the Autumn following the hot and dry summer, and hears how farmers are coping.
25 September 2018
Average grass growth decreased slightly since last week by just over 3 kg DM/ha to 45.6 kg DM/ha, slightly lower than at the 47 kg DM/ha recorded at the same time last year.
25 September 2018
Recently the European Commission commissioned research into pasture productivity for Europe.
28 August 2018
We caught up with Strategic Dairy Farmers Tom and Karen Halton to see how they've been coping with the the summer drought
21 November 2025
Use the conserved forage requirements and stocks calculator to calculate feed demand.
14 November 2019
