GrassCheckGB is a grass monitoring project involving 50 dairy, beef and sheep farms.
Growth and quality data will be published weekly throughout the growing season.
GRASSCHECK STATION MAP
View GrassCheckGB stations in a full screen map
GRASSCHECK SUMMARY TABLE
| Week Beginning 14/10/19 | Dairy Farms | Beef & Sheep Farms |
| Grass Growth (kg DM/ha/day) | ||
| N England | 26.6 | 14.0 |
| Scotland | 41.0 | 19.8 |
| S England | 32.9 | 18.3 |
| Wales | 42.9 | 19.0 |
| Average | 36.6 | 18.2 |
| Grass Quality | ||
| Dry matter (%) | 18.2 | 16.7 |
| Crude protein (%) | 21.3 | 20.2 |
| Sugars (%) | 16.2 | 12.6 |
| Metabolisable Energy (MJ/kg DM) | 11.6 | 11.1 |
On farm grass growth data supplied by AgriNet
GRASSCHECK GB GROWTH GRAPH
Management Notes
- Continuing heavy rain and cooler conditions have resulted in falling grass growth rates over the past week. Overall, GB grass growth is 14.2 kg DM/ha/d behind the GrassCheckGB long-term average of 40.8 kg DM/ha/d.
- With more wet weather, saturated soil and difficult grazing conditions for many areas are expected to continue, with many cattle now, or soon to be, housed for the winter.
- Consider analysing silage to aid with calculating winter rations and supplementary feed. Good quality grass silage can provide up to 12.0 ME (MJ/kg DM), and silages should contain around 30% dry matter (slightly lower if clamped, or higher if baled) and have a D-value of >68%.
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