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Grassland Management Tips for October
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Grass10 Advisor, John Conroy, joins Catherine Egan with grassland management tips for the month ahead. John discusses closing up paddocks in rotation, starting with the paddocks near the farmyard – the sheltered and the driest paddocks that will be grazed in early spring. He outlines the targets for the month ahead to extend grazing, reduce demand to maximise days at grass and aim to have 60% of the farm closed by the first week of November. John also reminds farmers that the deadline to declare fertiliser closing stocks is fast approaching. The declaration must be submitted through the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s MyAgFood.ie portal, with October 15, 2026, the final…