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Grassland Management
17 September 2020
Join GrassCheckGB and Elizabeth Stockdale, NIAB for a webinar on focusing on the importance of soil health for grassland productivity. Soil is the basis of every grassland system and aiming to constantly improve soil health will pay dividends in grassland productivity. Knowing and correcting soil pH alone can reduce the risk of yield loss, which can be up to 20%.
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22 September 2020
AHDB is supporting a panel discussion with the British Grassland Society, on practical advice for establishing herbal leys in 2021 and beyond
28 August 2020
As herd manager for Lydney Park, Keith Davis has been growing and measuring grass for the past 12 years but has found this year’s weather ups and downs tiresome.
14 May 2024
Read our advice to help you learn how to establish and grow clover.
6 January 2025
Livestock farmers are encouraged to forward buy or secure their straw requirement, or look at alternative bedding options for this coming winter, sooner rather than later.
20 August 2020
Join James Daniel (Progressive Farming Ltd), John Frizzell (Datamars Livestock) and Dane de Boorder (GCGB contributor) for this webinar focusing on how rotational grazing works on the basic principle of ‘graze and rest’, with increased grass growth and quality leading to better conversion rates for lamb, beef and dairy producers alike.
31 July 2020
Phil Asbury has been measuring grass for 13 years for his 212-cow spring block herd in Cheshire – this year has had its challenges…
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9 September 2020
The Super-G project is a European wide project aiming to work with farmers and policy makers to develop sustainable & effective permanent grassland systems.
27 July 2020
AHDB supported a panel discussion from the British Grassland Society https://www.britishgrassland.com , featuring a conversation between Paul Muto, Natural England; Professor Chris Reynolds, University of Reading; Sam Lane, Cotswold Seeds and dairy farmer, Rob Richmond.
22 July 2020
Join AHDB and Dr Luppo Diepenbroek, Independent consultant, for a webinar on outwintering cattle.
17 July 2020
Next month, it’s time to start planning your farm’s grazing to set up for spring 2021. So keep measuring, take a look at long-range weather forecasts and use your grazing software to help you make good decisions. This advice, from LIC grazing consultant Bess Jowsey, comes on the back of an expensive grazing season for many herds hit by the drought.
6 January 2025
Outwintering has several potential advantages over housing, but these have to be carefully weighed against possible concerns over animal welfare in unsuitable field conditions, the risk of soil erosion and performance targets.