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🌱 Finally - Grass growth is picking up, and there's plenty to learn in this week's #ForageforKnowledge update on grazing management. Piers Badnell shares his insights, starting a promising shift in the grass growth 📈 🌬 With the chilly winds taking a back seat, we're seeing an increase in growth. The average grass growth has increased to 66 kg DM, up from 40 kg DM just two weeks back. However, behind the average there are variations, spanning from 9 to 87 kg DM. ☀ Though we're seeing improvement, growth rates still trail behind the 2017–2022 averages by 5–10 units. But here's some good news: BBC Weather forecasts warmer temperatures ahead, hinting at an impending growth spurt. ⏳ When it comes to #surplus management, patience is key. Farms struggling with #heavysoils must wait for the right ground conditions to avoid #soil damage. Even if it means resorting to baling instead of precision chopping, the wait is worthwhile! 🥛 🥩 Quality analyses paint an encouraging picture, with energy levels clocking in at 12.4 MJ ME last week. While crude #protein levels dipped slightly to 18.8%, it's not a cause for concern. In fact, #grazing on such grass could be advantageous, as evidenced by increased #milkyield in some cases. 🌱 With weather and ground conditions on the mend, it's prime time to maximise grass intake and consider cutting surplus #paddocks. Resetting the grazing platform now promises dividends down the line. 🔢 What about #silage stocks? Teagasc suggests 0.4 t DM per cow for spring-calving animals. Your reserves should align with your production system and risk tolerance. 🚜 As for damaged paddocks, minor interventions like aerating and #overseeding can work wonders. And when it comes to rolling, consider the soil conditions and workability carefully. ✏ For more grazing and grass management advice sign up to AHDB - Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Forage for Knowledge Newsletter - https://lnkd.in/eQQZYr8H

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Spring is in the air and we know you are getting excited to get out and plant your spring cover crops! Most regions across the country are experiencing higher than average soil temperatures, which means planting really could come sooner compared to past years. While an early planting may seem like a great idea, be sure to evaluate all the variables that could affect your spring planting success. Check out our latest blog post to make  sure you have all the information you need before putting seed in the ground. https://lnkd.in/gDsniQ2N

Come on a pasture walk to see what arid grasslands regeneration looks like in action! This lease was so degraded from years of over grazing followed by over rest, and extreme drought conditions. Avg precipitation here is 11 inches but the past few have been less. There was a lot of bare ground, shrubs were taking over, classic desertification. Since 2020 we have used this lease as our learning grounds for what it looks like to reverse desertification. High impact grazing, some bale grazing, mixing up the timing of grazing, increased rest periods, and in general more affection for the land through our presence more often to observe, monitor and learn. The goal of agriculture should be more heartbeats per acre. In covering this soil, letting the stages of succession take their course, it’s back on track toward perennial bunch grasses returning, more Forbes and legumes popping up, insect life increased and thus more birds more deer more elk even foxes have appeared recently! We raise many things to ultimately get to do this kind of work, and have built brands to provide the consistent offtake of the whole carcass products from the cattle which supports this work. Relying on the commodity cattle market is too vulnerable and variable of a proposition in my eyes, so we have done it the hard way that is a more resilient way in the long run. This is one of my favorite portfolio pieces of what is possible, and we are looking to do more of this kind of private lands restoration in Central Oregon in the coming years. If this work intrigues you, we will be looking for partners and property to expand our grazing in the region. Casad Family Farms

During the spring #monarch migration, on March 26, 2023, our first faded lady of the season deposited eggs on #milkweed plants that were being hardened off in our yard, at which time our established milkweed plants were only an inch or two tall. On this #MonarchMonday, in anticipation of 2024’s spring migration, we took advantage of this perfect time in #Arkansas to begin #FrostSeeding #NativeWildflowerSeed (which included #NativeMilkweedSeed) into our #NativePollinatorHabitat / #UrbanPocketPrairie. Arkansas native milkweed seed (in addition to other Arkansas native wildflower seed) such as: swamp, common, prairie, spider, whorled, tall green, and butterfly weed, require four weeks of cold-moist stratification (freeze-thaw cycle) in order to germinate. Frost seeding’s alternating freezing and thawing cycles (known as honey-combing) accomplishes this, in addition to getting the seed into the ground. *Pictured in the comments is an area we frost seeded today with native clover and wildflower seed (including milkweed). #WildlifeHabitat #NativePlants #SaveThePollinators #EcoLawn #SaveTheMonarch #MonarchWaystation #MonarchWatch #MonarchHabitat #ArkansasMonarchMapping #GardenForMonarchs #PlantNative #PlantDiverse #PlantMilkweed #RegenerativeAgriculture

Senior Conservation Agronomist Derek Ver Helst works with farmers and ranchers to address a common issue during fallow winter months: soil erosion. In this latest blog, Derek describes the economic and environmental impacts of lost topsoil https://lnkd.in/gKZvk5Ag >>> Following soil health principles and armoring soil with cover crops, for example, can help keep the most productive, valuable portion of a field in the field - thereby giving spring crops the best chance to succeed.

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Regenerative grazing is ALSO an important component of a healthier, more sustainable world, especially in more agricultural areas (like where I'm from) that were orginally grassland biomes, not forests. The Noble Research Institute is doing amazing work to bring this information to every people, ranchers, and farmers, who can make the biggest difference. #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativegrazing

**Wettest winter in decades: the impact on England’s farms** Flooding was the top of the agenda at the NFU conference last month, after recent extreme weather has ruined thousands of acres of crops. In the 12 months to January 2024, only 4 of England’s 139 hydrological areas were classed as having normal rainfall levels. The Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is predicting that wheat outputs will drop by a quarter this year. Read more about the impact of flooding on our nation's farms here: https://lnkd.in/esaRvnNN #flooding #floodwarning #floodaware #BDMA #waterdamagerepair #climatenews #restoration

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