Grass10 Newsletter - 23 March 2021

Information and updates from the Grass10 team

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The key messages in this week’s newsletter are:

• PastureBase data for the week & Elodie Ruelle’s MoSt Grass Growth Prediction Model.  
  Cold weather on the forecast for the next number of days so very important to walk your farm and establish Average Farm Cover.
• Eddie O Donnell, Golden, Co. Tipperary discusses his grazing plan as he moves towards the start of the 2^nd rotation on his farm.
  Complete the Grass10 “3 checks” for your farm as you move towards the end of the 1^st rotation.
• A Spring Grazing update from Donal Patton & Barry Reilly from the Ballyhaise Research Farm in Co. Cavan
• Spring Grazing Update from Grassland Farmer of the Year Sustainable Farming category winner John Galvin, Dunmanway, Co. Cork.
• A table displaying N,P & K values for slurry samples tested. Strategically applying slurry in the future to reduce chemical N usage will become very important for Irish farmers.