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Strategies to Manage Low Pasture Cover at Calving

Face your situation – walk the farm, confirm the size of any deficit and develop a plan on how to fill the deficit for the next 10 days to 2 weeks
Share your plan, seek advice
Monitor actual pasture cover weekly and adjust plan every week/fortnight
Apply nitrogen to boost growth, if low soil temperatures/high leaching apply sulphate sulphur
Slow the rotation. The slower the rotation the quicker average pasture cover will be back on target - do not speed up the area grazed (rotation)