About this episode
This episode provides a Grass10 grazing management update focusing on maintaining optimal grass for livestock.
For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher explains that the challenge on farm now will be keeping the right grass in front of the animals. Swards of low or no stem will maximise animal performance Performance is maximised when the pre-grazing yield is between 1300-1400 kg DM/ha. Meanwhile, the featured farmer is Michael McGuigan, from Longwood, Co. Meath. Read more from this week’s Grass10 newsletter and subscribe for weekly updates at: https://pasturebase.teagasc.ie/Grass10%20Weekly.pdf?=20260529 For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com
People in this episode
Guest: Michael McGuigan
Topics covered
- grazing management
- grass growth
- animal performance
- farming
- Grass10
Keywords
- grass management
- animal performance
- pre-grazing yield
- farming practices
- Grass10 newsletter
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Teagasc, LastCastMedia.com
Places: Longwood, Co. Meath
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