Beef grazing 2024

getting near the point of putting out bales to some of the stock here,..cold dry ground is nearly worse than hot sun I'm finding

Even the ditches have gone back the last 2 weeks.

Quare colour in a lot of paddocks

Wet grass has fairly loosened the dung in them.

Only stopped raining a few hours ago. Was incessant all day.

When would lads give late March / early April calves their first dose ?

Presume the first dose would be a white one such as Albex.

Tia

It's about building immunity. It's worth while taking a few Egg counts for every 2-3 weeks. In 22 it was nearly the end of July when they got their 1st dose. Last year it was early July as lungworm was the problem. Lungworm won't show up in egg counts so it's using the ears to hear for coughing. The egg count is hand to show if coccidiosis is showing up. The key now is holding on to products that work and being clever when using them, no point dosing of no need.

Best plan is to have a chat with your vet to hatch a plan

Did you throw out any fertilizer before it takes off?

Heard a lot of lads complaining of grass growth over the last 3 weeks. I had noticed the same. But the good oul rusher hasn't let us down, I cut them 2 weeks ago, i had the mower turned down to cut them into the butt, but fair play to them, they've managed to push back up by as much as 6 inchs in places again!!

I'm putting out 20 units pro urea + S on the fields grazed off, it's very slow at the moment.

I have the silage ground which got slurry with a good cover so hopefully should keep the stock happy until growth takes off.

If you strip graze a heavy crop of grass, is it as hard on the p & k in the ground the same as if you took a cut of silage off of it ?

When is the best time to cut thistles. I usually weight till the bud for the flower starts to appear. Not open.

Fertilizer is flying out the last week, I'd say it'll be fine even with a small bit of rain.

Mostly protected urea going out around me

Thanks lads - will lash it out this evening so as looking at recent forecast rain mite arrive earlier than expected next week now too.

I’m putting out can as I write. You are after answering what I was going to ask. I’m out of can and only have urea left. I’ll go out with a tonne or two this evening on your advice.