The measurements given are Soil Temperature and Growth Rates. These demonstrate the average amount of grass being grown by dairy farmers in each area.
Soil temperature is expressed as degrees Celsius and the growth rate is a measurement of kilograms of dry matter being grown per hectare per day (KgDM/Ha/Day).
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Avg Growth |
Week Ending 09 - Sept |
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Week Ending 16 - Sept |
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Week Ending 23 - Sept |
| Location |
|
Kgs DM Ha Day |
Growth.Rate |
Soil.Temp |
|
Growth.Rate |
Soil.Temp |
|
Growth.Rate |
Soil.Temp |
| South England |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Devon |
|
43 |
62 |
19 |
|
|
|
|
68 |
17.3 |
| Dorset |
|
40 |
39 |
16 |
|
47 |
15 |
|
53 |
|
| Wales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Flintshire |
|
20 |
63 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
| Midlands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Herefordshire |
|
22 |
53 |
|
|
58 |
|
|
60 |
|
| Shropshire |
|
52 |
72 |
16.8 |
|
75 |
15.3 |
|
67 |
14.7 |
| Staffordshire |
|
39 |
62 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
57 |
|
| Cheshire |
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
| Warwickshire |
|
35 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
51 |
|
| North England |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lancashire |
|
44 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
|
| Cumbria |
|
26 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scotland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dumfries |
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
|
| Stranraer |
|
35 |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ayrshire |
|
30 |
56 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
56 |
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We will endevour to keep this table up to date. If you are regularly measuring your growth rates and your area is not displayed on our table then please contact us so that we may add your measurements.