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The arrival of new genomic tools that directly assess the variation in an animal’s DNA heralds a new era for Northern Irish ram breeders.
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Organisations Involved: Newcastle University, ADAS, University of Aberdeen, Mendel University in Brno, Centre for Ecological Research, Univerzitet Crne Gore, SLU, University of Turin, Wageningen University and Research, ETH Zürich, Warsaw...
Operated by AgriSearch and AFBI, the project monitors weekly grass growth and quality and provides seven and 14 day grass growth rate forecasts to support farmers in managing pasture surpluses and deficits throughout the growing season.
Regular grass growth monitoring has been identified as a key mechanism to facilitate improvements in grass utilisation, which in turn carries a financial benefit for farmers.
Historically GrassCheck has been based on grass plot data. This core data collection will be retained in 2017 however this year, the project is being expanded to bring in grass growth and quality data from 35 commercial dairy, beef and sheep farms across N.I.
GRASSCHECK BULLETIN WEEK BEGINNING 25-08-2025
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Summary card for the new project atht will lead to that project page.
Have you been thinking about growing field beans or red clover but not sure how it will affect your dairy cow’s diet?
Check out AgriSearchs' review of 6 different experiments, with their results and effects.