For this week’s Grass10 grazing management update, John Maher says that 42% of farms are well above target AFC (> 750 kg DM/ha) largely due to challenging grazing conditions.

While each farm is individual, these key rules need to be applied:

-       Maximum SR of 4.2 LU/ha

-       Minimum AFC of 160 kg DM/LU

Now is also a good time to assess clover content in your paddocks and the aim is to identify paddocks with a good clover content.

The target is 20-25% clover content in April to allow for reductions in chemical N in May/June

Meanwhile, the featured farmer is Tom McEvoy from Ballyragget,Co. Kilkenny. 

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