Getting the most from your ley
One of the main focuses at Specialist Nutrition is maximising animal performance from grazed grass.
Ensuring a grazing platform has the highest quality grass and grazing utilisation is essential to maximise grass as a feed source in economic terms. Grazed grass is the cheapest feed available to Irish farmers, and during the grazing season, animal performance is achieved almost entirely from grazed grass. Research shows that each extra tonne of grass dry matter utilised is worth €181 and €105/ha per year to dairy and drystock farmers, respectively. Sowing a grass mixture that produces high yields of quality forage throughout the season is key to maximising grass utilisation on farms. Specialist Nutrition has the best varieties for palatability and quality and uses Higher Voluntary Standard (HVS) seed in our mixes. Why target reseeding 25% of your grazing platform each year? Productivity – reseeding will give you higher producing swards with superior quality Animal Performance – increase daily liveweight gain and milk production Nitrogen Efficiency – new swards can use nitrogen more efficiently Economics – due to our favourable climate, grazed grass is the least expensive form of feed on Irish farms
Our team will collaborate with you, recommend the best mixture for your farm, and offer advice on establishment, grassland management, grazing utilisation, and silage conservation to deliver quality swards. Specialist Grazer is a mixture of the best grazing varieties available, namely Xenon and Aspect, two of only three varieties to achieve a five-star grazing utilisation trait rating on the Teagasc PPI. These are combined with Nashota and Bowie to prolong the period of quality forage production over the grazing season – Nashota has excellent spring growth and quality while Bowie is the latest heading variety on the PPI.
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