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Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Grassland Management
![RB209 Fertiliser Update](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/fertiliser-spreading-BF-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
The updated Nutrient Management Guide (RB209), should provide farmers with an easier to understand resource to better plan their use of manures and fertilisers this seaso...
![Red Clover Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-Clover1.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
With nitrogen fertiliser unlikely to get any cheaper, soya predicted to increase in price in the medium to long term and land now more readily available, it is worth cons...
![Reseeding Grassland](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/maximising-grass-growth-and-quality.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
To achieve high levels of milk from forage, grass quality and good ley management are vital. There can be a large variation in the performance of paddocks. Accurate measu...
![Salt Application on Grazing Paddocks Trial Results](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/salt-trial.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
It is estimated that a large proportion of the UK’s pasture is deficient in sodium – backed by Kingshay forage mineral analyses. Spreading salt on grazing fields is c...
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Utilising slurry to get the maximum of the available nutrients for grass growth can save significant amounts money, without compromising forage output. Testing slurry nut...
![Strategic Worm Control](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Toby-Ansdell-030708-3-1024x768.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
This insight publication is one in a series of three worming publications: Understanding Anthelmintics and Youngstock Worms, that together provide a comprehensive guide f...
![Summer Catch Crop Trial 2015](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Summer-catch-crops-2015.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Bulbing turnips, leafy turnips, forage rape, rape/kale hybrids – which brassica should you grow for your summer catch crop?
![The Forage Costings Report 2020](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Forage-Costings-Report-Front-Cover-2020-730x1024.png&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Last published in 2017, this NEW edition of the Forage Costings Report has been fully updated to provide a detailed insight into the costs of producing forage. Using this...
![Trial Update: Red Clover Monocultures](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Red-Clover-004-1024x683.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
In Spring 2015, Kingshay drilled their first red clover monocultures trial in light of their use as an EFA for greening.
![Welsh Grass Value Project Report](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Late-Season-Grazing-Management.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Kingshay have worked with the Dairy Development Centre at Gelli Aur to analyse the data and write a report on their three year project, evaluating the value of grass in W...
![Youngstock Management Report](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/YoungstockReportFrontcover-1024x723.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
The young dairy heifers are the future of your herd. By planning their rearing from day one until they start their first lactation, farm profits can be improved as a resu...