In April to June grass growth responds rapidly to temperature, nutrient availability, rainfall, grazing intensity, green leaf area and day length. By regularly measuring swards you can respond to changes in grass growth rate, use grass better and improve animal performance. Reminders will pop up in your calendar to help you get into a grass measuring routine. These are more frequent during peak grass growth periods when sward height and weight change rapidly. If you turn off the reminder aim to measure swards least twice a week between March and July and once a week until the end of October. During winter months the measurements can be reduced to once a month.

The reminder button allows you to choose the days you will measure

farmGRAZE reminders  will alert you at 9:00am on the days selected.  Once turned on the reminders will show in your default Android calendar.

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IBERS, Grassland Development Centre: 01970 823026

E-mail: GDCstaff@aber.ac.uk, Web page: www.grassdevcentre.co.uk

GDC, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EB