Participating farmers from around the country report different experiences over the past few weeks but all will be watching aftermath growth with particular interest.
The first results from our contributor farmers indicate that some excellent quality grass is available in most parts of the country and this needs to be exploited to protect margins and prevent any deterioration in quality due to under-grazing.
Farmers around the country are reporting a slowdown in grass growth with some even taking there cows back in again to preserve grazing conditions and grass stocks.
Milk production in March stands at 1,194.5 million litres (not butterfat adjusted). This translates into a butterfat adjusted position of 11 million litres (0.92%) over quota for the month of March.