By Brian Reidy,Irishexaminer.com

Copyright irishexaminer

Grass is only capable of 10-12 litres plus maintenance at present.

Provide forage for fibre and sufficient concentrates for energy and protein to maintain performance.

With current milk price reductions, there is way too much talk about reducing feed in an effort to reduce costs. If you pull feed, you will lose milk. Why reduce the amount of product you sell when its price is dropping? Utter madness!

Drying cows off because of a lower milk price is not a smart business decision; you do not feed a dry cow for free.

Do your own maths, based on your herd!