The focus of most livestock farmers in Spring shifts towards their grazing area. At this time of year the majority of farmers around Northern Ireland begin preparing their grazing fields for turnout, and start working towards the transition from housing to grazing, a critical stage of the grazing calendar.
Mike Davies and Andrew Dale examining grass quality ahead of cows grazing at AFBI, Hillsborough
GrassCheck, jointly funded by AgriSearch and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), provides actual and predicted grass growth information on a weekly basis throughout the grazing season.
