{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dairy Edge","title":"Autumn grazing management guidelines","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7c729e69\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1280,"description":"Grassland researcher, Mike Egan, summarises the autumn grazing management guidelines to maximise the amount of grazed grass in the diet of dairy cows in the autumn period.\n \nRight now, farmers should be extending rotation length by 2 days per week and building cover.\n \nMike gives an insight into a grazing experiment looking at altering grazing management practices in autumn and examining the effects on animal performance and grassland in both the autumn and spring. \n \nMike explains that where herds are carrying high stocking rates on the milking platform and calving more compactly (reflected in higher 6 week calving rates), they need to consider closing the farm earlier and at a higher cover.\n \nFor more information:\nhttps://www.teagasc.ie/crops/grassland/grass10/grazing-management/autumn-grazing-management/\n \nhttps://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2019/Strategies-to-increase-spring-grass-availability.pdf\n \nFor more episodes and information from the Dairy Edge podcast go to:\nhttps://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FizPp2YqaNPbmx7kOdSSeqe3lGqQ33mTmLaxiS1YEus/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwMTc5LzE1ODgz/Mjc3MzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}