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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila Cooke" data-source="post: 6329206" data-attributes="member: 44294"><p>[ATTACH=full]805990[/ATTACH] </p><p>Yes, [USER=34078]@TexelBen[/USER], what [USER=42914]@holwellcourtfarm[/USER] said is correct. It's entirely possible to clear out rushes with holistic planned grazing.</p><p></p><p>A year ago, we did ecological monitoring in Festival Field at Moy Hill Community Farm (in Ireland) and we found 19% rushes. In May 2019, Fergal sent this photo and texted me:</p><p></p><p><em>Hi Sheila, here is a photo of the girls in the field you have done the survey in and wow it looks good! Amazing after one season of the cows going through -- it’s a different field. Nearly no rushes left in the field now and the grass is growing so tall! The neighbours are all talking about it already and want to cut it for hay! Thanks for the help. Going to start grazing it next week. Fergal</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><a href="https://inwpusdm.tkhcloudstorage.com/Item/ec8f23013ddd4860b8bede1f6f211780" target="_blank">https://inwpusdm.tkhcloudstorage.com/Item/ec8f23013ddd4860b8bede1f6f211780</a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila Cooke, post: 6329206, member: 44294"] [ATTACH=full]805990[/ATTACH] Yes, [USER=34078]@TexelBen[/USER], what [USER=42914]@holwellcourtfarm[/USER] said is correct. It's entirely possible to clear out rushes with holistic planned grazing. A year ago, we did ecological monitoring in Festival Field at Moy Hill Community Farm (in Ireland) and we found 19% rushes. In May 2019, Fergal sent this photo and texted me: [I]Hi Sheila, here is a photo of the girls in the field you have done the survey in and wow it looks good! Amazing after one season of the cows going through -- it’s a different field. Nearly no rushes left in the field now and the grass is growing so tall! The neighbours are all talking about it already and want to cut it for hay! Thanks for the help. Going to start grazing it next week. Fergal [URL]https://inwpusdm.tkhcloudstorage.com/Item/ec8f23013ddd4860b8bede1f6f211780[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]
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