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Across 1. Grazing method where animals are fed fresh grass daily 11. Barley is a suitable one for undersowing (2 Words) 12. Traditional species that is very palatable 13. The sap is extracted by placing the grass in this overnight 15. The type of bacteria that make silage 16. Enough grass for 1 day 18. Clover increases this content in a pasture 20. Grass preserved by fermentation 23. Tufts of grass not eaten by cows are this 26. Fields that have been reseeded 27. Active ingredient in Roundup 28. Grazing method that increases productivity by 10-15% 29. How sugars are changed to acid 33. Amount of ungrazed grass in a field after the cows are moved 37. Family to which clovers belong 38. Semi-natural vegetation that thrives in Ireland's temperate climate 40. Grassland that has never been ploughed 43. Stage in grass before flowering 44. Process that prevents natural succession 45. Enough grass for 7 to 8 days 47. Method used to increase % sugars in grass for silage 48. Run-off from a silage pit 49. Leader follower system of grazing is employed by farmers to reduce this

Down 2. A scheme developed to encourage environmentally aware farming practices 3. Balancing grass production with demand 4. Italian Ryegrass is an example of this 5. Sugars and proteins are converted to this as the stem develops 6. Clover that is best at nitrogen fixing 7. Perennial grassland weed on the increase from slurry 8. Composition that refers to the range of plants present 9. A measure of this matter is 18% 10. Grazing method used to increase milk yield 14. The flower in grass is this stage 17. Grazing of young animals on fresh grass that is not available to older animals 19. Advice given to farmers to increase productivity 21. This must be the same for all silage species (2 Words) 22. Grazing method used especially for dairy cattle 24. Silage that is dark in colour and does not keep (2 Words) 25. Instrument used to measure sugar concentration in grass 30. Encouraged by topping 31. Grass preserved by drying 32. Characteristic of PRG which makes it prevent weed grasses from growing 34. Early species of grass suitable for wet land 35. Rye grass with the best characteristics 36. Poorer species of grass 39. Optimum time to cut grass for silage 41. Sulfuric acid is one and applied at the rate of 3 litres/tonne 42. Optimum month for silage making 46. Grass has 80% at flowering