Drought: Better not to mow grass under 20cm

06-09-2018 | |
Drought: Better not to mow grass under 20cm. Photo: Barenbrug
Drought: Better not to mow grass under 20cm. Photo: Barenbrug
Dairy farmers with grassland affected by the drought have been advised not to mow grass below 20cm in length even if they are running out of forage to feed their livestock. The drought has hit many farms around the world but it’s the intensive livestock pasture based farmers in Europe that are feeling the effects the hardest. Farmers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and the UK are struggling to find enough fresh grass to keep their herds grazing. On top


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