On the latest episode of the Dairy Edge podcast, Míchéal O’Leary, from Pasturebase Ireland, reviews the 2022 grass year.

Míchéal began by explaining that average farm cover at the end of 2022 was 730kg DM/ha with a range from 600 to 800/900 kg DM/ha. He then went on to explain the situation for the year as a whole with the key figure being that on dairy farms that have over 30 covers done for 2022, there was just shy of a tonne less grass grown on these farms in 2022 compared to 2021.

Míchéal continued to explain how the fertiliser planner on Pasturebase Ireland can help farmers to plan their nutrient use to reduce their chemical fertiliser input which is important for both economic and environmental reasons.

Finally, Míchéal outlined a number of updates and improvements that have been made to Pasturebase during 2022 and ones that are planned for 2023.

He also highlighted Pasturebase week which is running from Monday the 16th of January to Friday 20th covering all the elements of Pasturebase from start to finish catering for the beginner right through to the experienced user who just want to refine their skills on the use of the platform.

For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: 

https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/

The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com