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Managing aftercut fertiliser applications will be essential in maximising grass yields and maintaining quality this season following the exceptionally wet start to 2021.
Almost half of lamb losses occur within the first 48 hours of life and with lamb prices continuing to remain high (580p/kg at time of writing) every lamb really does count.
Grass staggers occurs when the supply of magnesium to the animal is lower than the output (e.g excreted in milk) and because ruminants cannot store magnesium they rely on daily dietary intake.
Darren believes getting cows off to a good start and transitioning them onto a quality diet is essential in order to hit average yields of 10,800 litres a cow a year.
Blowfly strike is a massive problem in UK sheep flocks with 94% of farmers saying they have been caught out, despite products being available to prevent it.