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 19/08/19 | Dairy Farms | Beef & Sheep Farms |
| Grass Growth (kg DM/ha/day) | ||
| N England | 54.6 | 41.7 |
| Scotland | 65.9 | 53.1 |
| S England | 46.4 | 40.1 |
| Wales | 59.2 | 40.7 |
| Average | 55.6 | 44.1 |
| Grass Quality | ||
| Dry matter (%) | 17.6 | 17.5 |
| Crude protein (%) | 23.7 | 21.0 |
| Sugars (%) | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| Metabolisable Energy (MJ/kg DM) | 11.6 | 11.2 |
On farm grass growth data supplied by AgriNet
GRASSCHECK GB GROWTH GRAPH
Management Notes
- Average soil moisture readings are back below 60 cb in SE for the first time since the last week of June, and grass growth rates are up 9 kg DM/ha on average in this region since last week. Across the rest of GB growth rates have fallen slightly in the last 7 days, but the highest regional growth rate is still found in Scotland.
- With some more sunshine forecast hopefully growth rates will pick up again in England and Wales, but heavier rain and cloud cover could dampen the outlook in Scotland.
- Focus on your post-grazing residuals over the next few weeks to ensure paddocks are grazed out cleanly in order to maintain good grass quality towards the end of this season.
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