Grasses: Grassland is the single most important source of forage for British farmers

摘要

Our climate is ideal for grass growth, making grazed grass easily the cheapest source of forage for livestock. In order to capitalise on this great natural resource, extensive research over many decades has improved UK grassland productivity and its on-farm utilisation dramatically.However, of the 50 or so different types of grass found in the UK, only a handful are cultivated on any scale, with the most important outlined here.