This year, UK farmers faced one of the driest seasons in 60 years, making grazing management a challenge. In West Sussex, Bethan Klinkenberg of Appledown Lleyn at Manor Farm, East Marden, faced significant issues with grass growth, which was recorded at 21.6kg DM/ha/day over the summer, less than half the previous year’s figure according to […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
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Despite the fact that 2025 has been a good grass growing year in many parts of the country, grazing quality will take its usual drop as the shorter days of late autumn and winter beckon. Metabolisable Energy (ME) values below 10.5 MJ/kg DM are already being widely reported for many grass swards with protein values […]