- Location
- cornwall
Does anybody reckon their grass is growing at 150 or even 200 kg/dm a day.
It wouldn’t surprise me, grass is so good at compensatory growth?
It wouldn’t surprise me, grass is so good at compensatory growth?
Grass growth?
- Thread starter jerseycowsman
- Start date
measure weekly here and the last two weeks it’s come out at 150/day. There is a chance I’m not doing it properly mind
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
agrinet says East of England 85/day, whilst Ulster is only 59!
- Location
- North West
Problem here is it it all needs cutting to clear the rubbish out.
Farmer Keith
Member
- Location
- North Cumbria
75-80 two weeks in a row here, not just as warm as it could be, will be interesting to see where it goes this week.
Spudley
Member
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
I had 100 when I measured 10 days ago, and 80 on Wednesday. I think it's actually growing faster than that so I measured one paddock just before it was premowed this afternoon and it had grown 800 since Wednesday 
Saying that I think the quality is quite poor as its all grass that grew in the p*£&ing down rain and the cows aren't milking well.
Saying that I think the quality is quite poor as its all grass that grew in the p*£&ing down rain and the cows aren't milking well.
Hopefully measuring here tomorrow. Lots of growth but cows reluctant to clean out on third rotation, milk also stalled. Pre mowing to reset about to start, during the dry spell it was amazing how well cows milked, grass at 25%DM was the driver.I had 100 when I measured 10 days ago, and 80 on Wednesday. I think it's actually growing faster than that so I measured one paddock just before it was premowed this afternoon and it had grown 800 since Wednesday
Saying that I think the quality is quite poor as its all grass that grew in the p*£&ing down rain and the cows aren't milking well.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Discs make the seedbed to clody here
I find the best way is to drill after burning off and a silage cut , Festuloliums are Agrresive germinaters as are Hybrids if you want something a bit better than Italian
I find the best way is to drill after burning off and a silage cut , Festuloliums are Agrresive germinaters as are Hybrids if you want something a bit better than Italian
speaking to next door yesterday, he’s over 200 right now. Best growth he’s seen for some time.
He’s running a trail on a mix, aber something or other, that’s doing even more and he’s very impressed with it.
- Location
- sw scotland
Rain yesterday heat today. You don't need a plate, you can hear it growing
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Sounds silly but how do you know when to top? Seem to have big patches where cows have just refused probably not helped by grazing when it was wet and soil contaminated grass meant it was left but now close to heading. Think there’s too much to pre-mow.
Farmer Keith
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- Location
- North Cumbria
i don’t care for topping, it doesn’t reset the paddock like pre mowing does. Not sure there’s ever too much grass to pre mow but what is for sure is that if it’s too strong you’ll take a hit on your milk ticket. They were in a paddock last weekend here that’s a total mess, possibly 30-40% rejection. Gonna leave it for a month and mow and bale it for dry stock.
- Location
- somerset
mowing rather than a topper, if nice weather, cows love that bit of 'hay'. Grass growth is astronomical here, taken a lot out of grazing platform, as mowing grass, though we tend to feed longer grass, and leave higher residuals, learn't that, in the last 3 drought summers. Tested grass, pre-mowing, all very high quality, all cut, high yields, of high quality silage, means less winter conc.
- Location
- South Molton
Does depend on situation.
Shortage or excess of grazing.
Mow or top.
We have flail topper with a roller.
Spread the cow pats out and gives that tickle of nitrogen growth rates.
Farmer Keith
Member
- Location
- North Cumbria
- Location
- South Molton
We premowed last year as we had high covers and wanted to utilise them effectively
Kiss
Member
- Location
- North west
- Location
- somerset
as we go round the grazing rotation, more gets left, around dung pats etc, if nice sunny weather, a quick wizz over with the mower, set high, cows will eat every bit, full use, and tidy, basically top quality hay.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Mower should be set to grazing height
- Location
- somerset
correct, but higher than normal cutting height.