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Grow more grass in a less predictable climate

Sheila Cooke • 21 January 2019

Serve the public good and mitigate climate change at the same time

Photograph of a farmer standing in grass.

Increasing variability of the weather is putting huge pressure on farmers. In Spring 2018, the shortage of fodder in Ireland led to 40,000 tonnes of feed being imported from the UK. The very hot, dry spell in the summer of 2018, despite the significant growth of grass towards the backend of the year, highlighted the need to maximise the growth of grass during the growing season to ensure sufficient forage and fodder provision during the non-growing season.

Read this article, Farmers know climate change is real — can they fight it? , for information about how Gabe Brown and other farmers in America are using holistic and regenerative practices to mitigate climate change.

To help farmers gear up for Spring grazing, we are offering holistic management training in four different locations: County Durham , Cumbria , Germany , and Ayrshire . This training will enhance your ability to grow grass, ensure and increase the longevity of green, no matter what the weather does. It also prepares you for the new agricultural bill, that requires farmers to serve the "public good".

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