That’s a great article Mark. I totally agree that it is a delicate time of the year with grazing management. The way I tackle this period is by focusing on the grass first, soil second and animal requirements third – the animals are doing well without too much of our influence! My aim is to prolong the growing potential of our pasture and…

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Thanks Eric, that’s what I thought .. & yes the ewes are a bit chubby I know!

I think she means a second bite of new growth, grazing the stemmy older stuff no problem but happy to be corrected!

Great photo’s Kate.

it doesn’t appear that your sheep are suffering from lack of nutrition 🤠

Our cool season grasses are typically high in ME and protein but can lack the fibre, hence the scouring – particularly early winter when there is a high leaf to stem ratio with our annual plants. Grazing lower will increase the fibre better than grazing…

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I thought they were only meant to have one bite of each plant then moved. Pretty sure Judi earl says don’t leave them too long or they go back for a second bite. Not that that helps you.

Thanks Mark – this is what I was leaning towards. So will give a good grace

Hi Will,

Yes, you can and should graze it now as this will set the scene for another round of vegetative regrowth.

I would be inclined to get the animals in there with high mob density and take the whole lot down quickly, but more completely. This will make for a more even stand of regrowth. Only partially grazing the area will result in…

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