Short of grass

[Dextersg]

Anyone having to feed out of feeders in field yet for sucklers

 

[michael N123]

Only a month or 2 since I stopped filling mine

 

[Dextersg]

Very first year that we are going to start feeding outside

 

[Northeastfarmer]

It’s sprouted back up a bit but disappeared a few weeks ago

 

[Tanker driver]

No still got grass here

 

[M-J-G]

Good for grass here despite slow start.
Somewhat helped by the fact that we saved a lot of silage and straw by taking advantage of the dry spring for early turnout so we didn't have to cut as much silage making grazing abundant.

Grass and spring sown barley would have benefited if May and August had swapped around, but that's the game were in.

 

[Highland Mule]

Drowning in it here. Never had so much, nor such a great year for growing it.

 

[Werzle]

Feeding abit here for two months but will shortly be stopping as grass has shot up . Calves will start on creep next month so cows can live abit harder then. I probably turned out too early and stock got on top of the grass during the cold spell which then turned into a drought. Stock have been miserable but they have done well.

 

[farmerm]

My ewes are short of grass... but only because they refuse to respect fences in the paddocks that have grass They may be staying in prison field until both the neighbours and ourselves have combined... which may be a while 🌧🌧🌧

 

[bobk]

Grass up to our knees here .

 

[Cropper]

Grass growing well again here following 2” rain in the last week. Spoke to someone who been to Kent where they had only had 10minutes of rain in the last week!

 

[steveR]

Anyone having to feed out of feeders in field yet for sucklers

Sadly, yes. Been at it all Summer it seems, although this is an exaggeration....

 

[JP1]

Fed a month or so back. Now feeding again one group

Never going to get in this position again, am reducing cow numbers as and when I can for the future

 

[Sharpy]

Feeding here, getting rather wet, slowing growth and short wet grass isn't filling them. A repeat of last year..... But we have finished making silage thank goodness unlike last year.

 

[kill]

No shortage of grass locally here

 

[ffukedfarmer]

I’ve been feeding cake and hay to our cows since early July. We must have had around half an inch on Wednesday and that’s the most we’ve had since April. The fields have greened up but still desperate for grass.

 

[Sid]

More people I hear are short then have plenty.

I have plenty but only due to drought ending

 

[JSmith]

Grass?? What grass, just keep watching rain go around us! Feeding cows and creeping calves which is not really the idea of having a native breed that thrives off grass
Think we had about three weeks of grass after the April may heat wave an then burnt straight off again, we are very light land though so it’s not a surprise but it’s a bit of a challenge and extra cost that we can do with out! The wetter the year the better for us, worst year for growing kale turnips here for us as well which doesn’t bode well for the winter either

 

[willie waver]

been feeding silage to the sucklers since the beginning of the month, cold july rain just turned the ground to mud and even though the weather has warmed up a bit this month, the grass is too poached to feed the full herd now. heavy rain back again, so it looks like summer lasted a whole 6 days last week

 

[Gedd]

Our is disappearing fast now