Signpost: Grass growth challenges managed with tight rotation and fodder planning
Eamon and Donnchadh McCarthy on their farm in Co. Waterford. As we mentioned last month, we had initially considered using glyphosate to desiccate the winter barley crop, but after speaking with our Teagasc advisor, we were made aware of the label change and had to find an alternative strategy for weed control. Photo: Patrick Browne
The grass growth rate on the farm has averaged 35kg of DM/ha for the month of July. The growth on the farm was affected by the soil moisture deficit.Â
We took steps to reduce the demand from over 50kg DM/ha to 33kg dm/ha. The newly reseeded ground came back into the grazing rotation at the start of July, and some of the second-cut silage ground has now come back into the rotation.Â
