Improved Grassland Management

This new, fully updated and revised edition of Improved Grassland Management covers all aspects of grassland management and is of particular relevance to the UK and the Republic of Ireland, although the principles discussed apply to all temperate grassland zones.

Almost twenty years ago, when the original edition of this book was written by John Frame, issues such as efficiency in the use of nutrients in manures, grassland biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant production were either nascent, or of no relevance to mainstream grassland farming. The intervening two decades have seen the introduction of water and, latterly, air quality directives by the EU, cross compliance, the single farm payment, and an ever-increasing need for grassland farmers to be conscious of the economics of their business. The present edition, which has been thoroughly revised by Scott Laidlaw, covers the full scope of modern grassland management. Paperback 352 pages

Topics covered include:

Breeding and evaluation of new varieties of grass to meet current needs
New technology in establishing swards
Fertilizing and manuring practices and the underpinning science
Legislative constraints, background science and practice in determining forage quality and the utilization of forage either for grazing or silage
Feed budgeting, grassland biodiversity, grassland and climate change, and transferring knowledge and technology
Wide-ranging list of sources and references, which provides the reader with further detailed information