so long as it is dry enough into winter we can leave the dry sucklers out till late December or even January, long way till then though!If you get no rain until Oct/Nov will it be that bad? You know its going to rain before long so just a question of riding it out.
I've not heard of anyone talking about completely destocking or switching to once a day milking or drying cows off. Even if arable farmers don't get an autumn crop in there's still the spring.
Just enjoy it the rain will be back before long.