Contents tagged with Forage for Knowledge
3 November 2023
Based on target areas and dates, we explain how to use our planner to maximise grass intakes this spring.
14 February 2025
With the 2023 grazing season now underway, this is an ideal time to review last year’s grazing and nutrient performance on the farm.
3 November 2023
We are now at the end of our 2022 Forage for Knowledge Newsletter series. This year brought about another challenging grazing season.
25 March 2025
After experiencing a dry summer with low rainfall Chris Elkington, lamb strategic farmer, updates us on what's been happening since June.
7 October 2022
Following a challenging drought, it is worth feed budgeting for different options for forage security.
29 September 2022
Katie Evans, AHDB’s new National Specialist for Grass Forage and Soil, takes a moment to introduce herself and what she does within AHDB.
22 September 2022
Having a positive attitude and confidence in your abilities means you know how to manage your thoughts and behaviours to keep them focused on the results you want to deliver.
26 August 2022
While the focus is on the milking platform, don’t forget strategies to maintain heifer growth rates during the drought.
18 August 2022
If you’ve had a drought this year, it’s time to review your dry management plan: did it work, or does it need a tweak?
22 July 2022
Using dirty water as a source of moisture for the grazing platform could lead to rejected paddocks or poor residuals.
11 July 2022
Cutting every 4.5–5 weeks, leaving a stubble of at least 7.5cm and using a homofermentative inoculant should all help make good quality silage out of a herbal ley.
30 June 2022
Heavy soils stay wet for longer, reach saturation when it rains and have a shorter grazing season, ultimately being less productive and profitable than free-draining soils.