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Getting a grip on grass growth this Spring

8th April 2020

This Spring, you need to look at your grass regularly to see how it’s growing and work out if any remedial work is required. It’s good practice to walk your fields weekly, from February to October to look at grass growth, nevermore so important at the start of the season, where there is a relatively small window to influence pasture quality.

Getting the best from your sheep

18th February 2020

Around 70% of the lamb’s growth takes place in the last 2 months of pregnancy. It is therefore essential to ensure that the ewe’s nutritional requirements are met during this time.

Rearing Lambs with Milk Replacer

16th January 2020

Whether it is mother’s milk or milk replacer, milk intake is crucial for the first 6 weeks of a lamb’s life, after this their reliance on grass increases.