What's wrong with this grass

[tomg]

Just looking at taking some grazing and the whole field looks like this. What's the problem?

 

[Fendt820]

Disease Warm and not enough rain and probably hungry. That will change now tho with the rain around

 

[yellowbelly]

Looks like rust.
Are your boots all covered in orange spores?...

 

[ollie989898]

If its not rust, then I would put money on it being dreschlera. Some varieties are more susceptible to it than others. Not much you can do, graze it off and try to keep the soil in good health (lime, P and K) and you will has less bother from it.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

We see it a lot on farms where they follow potatoes with grass reseeds. The first year it comes some right funny colours. I assumed it was the disease left in the soil from the spuds? Graze it out and the second winter it’s nice and green.

 

[ollie989898]

We see it a lot on farms where they follow potatoes with grass reseeds. The first year it comes some right funny colours. I assumed it was the disease left in the soil from the spuds? Graze it out and the second winter it’s nice and green.

Grass will go yellow, red or even look purple due to combinations of the weather and conditions, particularly if there is ponding or the soil structure is boshed, like after potatoes.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Grass will go yellow, red or even look purple due to combinations of the weather and conditions, particularly if there is ponding or the soil structure is boshed, like after potatoes.

It makes for a bit of variety for the sheep that’s for sure!! “Purple or red grass today girls?”

 

[Bald Rick]

Looks like mildew has had a go.

Good liming will sort it by giving the sword some vigour through nutrient recovery but that lot needs mowing, baling and chucking then start over

 

[michael N123]

Wants grazed hard plastered in shite all winter then plowed out

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Dessease of some sort , had a big problem with it in one field last year , stock would not touch the grass
Choose your grasses carefully,

 

[tomg]

The field has definitely been in potatoes in the last few years! I think we'll maybe give it a miss as it's all to fence of we want to graze it!

 

[ollie989898]

The field has definitely been in potatoes in the last few years! I think we'll maybe give it a miss as it's all to fence of we want to graze it!

It will come right in time. Nutrient and general husbandry helps. It tends to be transient rather than the stuff will totally die. Growth may be curtailed but by spring next year the grass will probably be roaring along. It won't hurt stock to eat, either.

 

[andybk]

Winter grazier nightmare , seeing winter covers go yellow with rust , sheep dont like it much , they will eat it , but its bulk rather than growth , tread it out in the frost and will shoot behind after some rain , Never see it much in high clover content grazing , assume the nitrogen helps heath of the plant .

 

[Great In Grass]

Winter grazier nightmare , seeing winter covers go yellow with rust , sheep dont like it much , they will eat it , but its bulk rather than growth , tread it out in the frost and will shoot behind after some rain , Never see it much in high clover content grazing , assume the nitrogen helps heath of the plant .