Healthy grass - Happy cow - Hearty yield

There are many factors that need to be considered when putting together a spring grassland nutrition strategy. In this webinar, Philip Cosgrave is joined by Conrad Ferris from AFBI to talk about the planning behind a successful spring grassland nutrition strategy.

Topics covered include

  • Minimising losses and increasing nutrient use efficiency is now more important than ever whilst also ensuring the best yields can be achieved.

Available as an on-demand recording

The live webinar took place on the 12th January 2021 but don't worry if missed it as the webinar is still available on-demand to watch as a recording.

How to get healthy grass and happy cows

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