Content related to the topic: grassland-management

10 October 2025

Planning spring rotational grazing for cattle

Grazed grass is the highest quality feed on farm in spring. Read this section for guidance on how to achieve optimum utilisation.

10 October 2025

Autumn planning for rotational grazing cattle

To introduce a new grazing system in the spring, planning must begin during the previous autumn.

10 October 2025

Calculating dry matter intakes for rotational grazing of cattle

A successful grazing system depends on allocating good-quality grass to meet the animals' requirements.

10 October 2025

Paddock division for rotational grazing

Infrastructure is key to setting up a simple paddock system. If you spend time initially in setting up the infrastructure, the movement of cattle and the creation of paddocks will be a lot simpler in the long term.

29 October 2019

Understanding grass growth for beef rotational grazing

Good grazing management aims to make the most of the grass that grows. The aim is to prevent plants getting to the fourth-leaf stage and dying.

19 July 2019

Bridging between grazing paddocks

Shaun and David Utting built a bridge to access 30 ha of additional grazing saving a mile round trip

5 July 2019

Correcting grazing mistakes

LIC grazing consultant Piers Badnell explain the options to correct spring grazing mistakes

5 July 2019

Reducing phosphorus losses from GB dairy farms

We're looking for farms across GB to participate in a project about into reducing P on dairy farms

29 July 2019

Grow more - Graze more - Earn more workshops

Workshops to help you use your grass growth data to create an autumn grazing plan and ensure the best possible start to the 2020 grazing season

11 June 2019

Improving grass utilisation at Angus Monitor Farm

At the upcoming Angus Monitor Farm meeting on 27 June the focus will be on all things grass, exploring the rotational grazing set up and the challenges and benefits of implementing this system.

26 January 2026

The soil health scorecard

Create an at-a-glance snapshot of soil health. Download the scorecard for England and Wales (below) and get the tool for Scotland.

7 June 2019

Grassland management focus at Morayshire Monitor Farm

At the next Morayshire Monitor Farm meeting on 11 June, Nuffield Scholar, farmer Alex Brewster, will discuss his 2016 project which looked at getting the most out of grassland.