Any beef or dairy farmers here?

[db]

A bit of a long shot I guess, but worth an ask.
Are the cows out to grass yet or still in barns?



mods, please don't move to "all creatures"

[astroarcadia]

Out.

[Vladimir]

All out down here (Cornwall)

[Uhura fighter]

Still in here.

[CraigMST]

Cows are out here. Usually wearing pyjamas round the local Tesco.

[theironduke]

Out here (Worcester) only for the last week or so.

[RussH91]

Heifers went out today, cows are out in the day wont be long til they are all out.
Shropshire

[db]

thanks for those replying.

mods; shoulda gone to specsavers

[FarmerJim]

Some are out, but if we don't soon get some rain they will have nothing to eat!

[tractorguy]

Everyone round here has theres out, north cumbria.

[Group N]

Out in North Yorkshire

[Farmerlad]

Sucklers not out yet, no plans to as we haven't finished calving.
Milk cows, not out but getting itchy feet about it.
Quite a few out though around us in east yorkshire

[Thom987]

Out, have been for a while. We've probably had a bit more rain than you, but water levels are way down on last year.

[db]

Thanks again.
Does anyone know if Europe is getting them out? I'm curious about grass growing, or not, and wondered if the cold spell has affected things. Hadn't thought about lack of rain though.

[Japveesix]

"farmerlad", "farmerJim", "tractorguy" - what the hell do you urban types know about farming!!

[Farmerlad]

Well I wouldn't call myself an urban type but obviously not a thing about farming

[grass widow]

Highland Cattle are out all year round, ours have just finished calving

[db]

haven't see a highland coo for years, good to hear they're still around

[R300will]

some in and some out near me depending on how well the grass is growing and how bad the farmers need them out.

[lockhart flawse]

Our Galloways went out last week-end. They come in to stop poaching (the pasture) and so letting them out is a function of how dry the land is and how much feed you have left but you want to get them out as soon as possible because they do better out than in - ours do anyway. The grass started growing properly about 3 weeks ago here.

L.F.