“Grass, People & Cows - there is nothing extraordinary, fancy or unrealistic to what we do here on this farm,” John Macnamara Grassland Farmer of the Year 24th April 2019 11am youtu.be/qfey8-UNz0E via YouTube

Cows enjoying the sunshine today at the farm of John McNamara GFOY 2018. Johns open day is on this coming Wednesday in Knockainey, Co. Limerick. Eircode V35PC98. A great chance to see a super farm ran by an exceptional grassland manager. PastureBase Ireland TeagascGrass10 Teagasc

John Macnamara GFOY Champion is hosting a farm walk tomorrow, if you need to improve grass management on your farm, this is not to be missed! #grass10 Teagasc PastureBase Ireland FBD Insurance AIB Business Grassland Agro Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Irish Farmers Journal

Have you started the 3rd rotation??? If you started the 2nd rotation in early April its time to start the 3rd rotation and start thinking about cover/LU and growth vs demand, pre-grazing yield 1,300 - 1,500kg DM/ha TeagascGrass10 Teagasc

Some parts of the country have reduced grass growth rates recently due to Soil Moisture Deficits above 25-30mm (see map from Met Éireann). If this is affecting you see this weeks Grass10 newsletter for management tips. Please RT. #grass10

We are loving going through all your entries to our photo competition. To enter post a picture on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using hashtags #Moorepark19 & #ThisisDairying and be in with a chance to win a €250 One4All Voucher! Good luck

Deirdre Hennessy explains that the Putting Grazing Management into Practice Village at #Moorepark19 will take you the whole way through grassland management from establishing your swards and managing & utilising the grass after that. youtu.be/nz_Z15K3Lo0

Preparations well underway for the #moorepark19 open day. Hope to see you all here on Wednesday. Teagasc ⁦TeagascGrass10⁩

Is your farm on Target this Autumn? Teagasc TeagascGrass10

And that’s that for 2019👌🐄

Grass Growth Curve from PBI farms - growth of 16kg DM/ha/day in the last week - the average farm has grown approx. 13t/ha to date - 2 t/ha ahead of 2018 - same as 5yr average Teagasc TeagascGrass10