HeyJaredBrian Reidy
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Brian Reidy: What do Milk Urea’s actually tell us (opens the original)
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As we head into October and the days get shorter, there is significant concern with regard to milk volumes being achieved on many farms. There is plenty of grass about at present, but are cows getting proper value from it and more importantly, can cows eat enough of this lush Autumn grass to maintain milk performance? One diagnostic tool which has been discussed extensively is Milk Urea. Many herds have seen very high readings recently, relative to what they may have seen earlier this year and i
Brian Reidy: Using straw to replace and strecth grass silage (opens the original)
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A significant number of producers have made a big hole in their winter grass silage supplies. The drought of 2018 and now the 2026 version must mean that livestock producers plan to make more forage to have feed when sufficient grass is not available during the grazing season. It is not sufficient to plan for a 120- to 150-day winter. We must learn from the challenges of recent years. Many of my dairy nutrition customers have no worry about winter feed, as many of them buffer feed in the should
Autumn feeding: Focus on the cow, not just the grass (opens the original)
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After the July/August summer dry spell/drought, depending on where in the country you are, we now have a nice, settled spell of weather after the badly needed rain. Ground is in great order, and grass growth has been excellent recently. Many actually reported growth rates in the 60s and 70s last week, which is impressive for September. Soil temperatures are well above normal, which is a big help to growth once the moisture deficit was reduced. Many third cuts were grazed or zero-grazed over the
Brian Reidy: Don’t bank on autumn grass to solve winter fodder shortfall (opens the original)
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Growth has remained non-existent in the south and east of the country, as the rain over the bank holiday weekend was nowhere near enough to boost and sustain normal growth rates. At this time of year, the focus is always on plans to build covers for the autumn to extend grazing, followed by closing dates to ensure grass is available the following spring. This year, however, most have no grass to graze, never mind trying to build acceptable covers so that they can eliminate supplementation, even
Brian Reidy: Quality feed on your doorstep (opens the original)
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As much of the country remains in a serious drought situation, discussions around suitable supplementation on beef and dairy farms continue. What are herds trying to achieve? Is it maintenance of good performance or is it just to stave off hunger? Surely the aim should be to keep animals performing to their genetic potential. I am hearing of many cases where spring herds are below 20 litres per head â and itâs only the start of August. The messaging from our advisory services and some feed
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