Peak carrying month
349 LU
Jun is the only month where expansion is genuinely easy.
Fallowbrook Grazing Planner
Summer wants mouths. Winter wants almost none.
This planner exists to show the seasonal physics behind the control tower. It is not a feed-budget fantasy. It is a simple visual answer to one question: when does extra stock help, and when does it simply move tomorrow's problem forward?
Holding
180 acres
72.8 ha · heavy mixed clay · North Yorkshire
Peak month
Jun
349 LU capacity
Tightest month
Jan
-15.1 LU
Target utilisation
18%
Annual target LU as a share of annual grass capacity.
Surplus months
8
Months where target stocking still leaves spare grass.
Pressure months
4
Months where the target plan leans on stored feed or restraint.
Grass capacity versus livestock demand
Green area is what the holding can carry. Red is the current reality. Blue is the intended seasonal plan.
72.8 ha × monthly growth ÷ 12.5 kg DM/LU/day
Monthly surplus / deficit
Positive months are your chance to use cheap grass. Negative months are your reminder that winter always sends the bill.
Seasonal discipline
Jan
Stock Mgmt
Ration standing feed and protect feet.
Feb
Stock Mgmt
Keep pressure low while grass is still absent.
Mar
Critical
Every bite taken too early compounds later.
Apr
Critical
Rotation discipline matters more than optimism.
May
Critical
Do not outrun the first real flush with extra mouths.
Jun
Beneficial
This is when flexible stock actually helps.
Jul
Beneficial
Use cheap mouths to stop grass getting away.
Aug
Beneficial
Still forgiving if exits are already planned.
Sep
Important
Bank covers and start thinking backwards from winter.
Oct
Important
Autumn buys only work if exits are visible.
Nov
Stock Mgmt
Winter logic takes over.
Dec
Stock Mgmt
Grass is no longer the growth engine.
Trading cycles
Flexible stock only helps if it arrives in the months that can feed it and exits before the ground asks for mercy.
Winter store lambs
Autumn buy, spring exit. They clean late cover but must not overstay into soft ground.
Oct to Mar
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Summer trading lambs
The expandable mouth for the main flush. Useful only if bought early enough and gone again.
May to Sep
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Holdback calves
A small summer pressure valve that turns surplus grass into weight.
Jun to Sep
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Land blocks
Home Block
38 ac
15.38 ha
West Intake
29 ac
11.74 ha
Moor Edge
24 ac
9.71 ha
Meadow Ground
31 ac
12.55 ha
Beck Side
18 ac
7.28 ha
Roughing Strip
40 ac
16.19 ha
Monthly breakdown
| Month | Growth | Capacity | Current | Target | Balance | Target breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 12 | 27.7 | 27.1 | -15.1 | Winter Store Lambs: 20.8 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| Feb | 4 | 23 | 27.7 | 27.1 | -4.1 | Winter Store Lambs: 20.8 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| Mar | 14 | 82 | 27.7 | 27.1 | +54.9 | Winter Store Lambs: 20.8 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| Apr | 34 | 198 | 27.7 | 6.3 | +191.7 | Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| May | 54 | 314 | 27.7 | 23.9 | +290.1 | Summer Trading Lambs: 17.6 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| Jun | 60 | 349 | 32.2 | 31.9 | +317.1 | Summer Trading Lambs: 17.6 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU · Holdback Calves: 8 LU |
| Jul | 51 | 297 | 20.4 | 31.9 | +265.1 | Summer Trading Lambs: 17.6 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU · Holdback Calves: 8 LU |
| Aug | 39 | 227 | 20.4 | 31.9 | +195.1 | Summer Trading Lambs: 17.6 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU · Holdback Calves: 8 LU |
| Sep | 24 | 140 | 20.4 | 31.9 | +108.1 | Summer Trading Lambs: 17.6 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU · Holdback Calves: 8 LU |
| Oct | 11 | 64 | 15.9 | 27.1 | +36.9 | Winter Store Lambs: 20.8 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| Nov | 4 | 23 | 15.9 | 27.1 | -4.1 | Winter Store Lambs: 20.8 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |
| Dec | 2 | 12 | 15.9 | 27.1 | -15.1 | Winter Store Lambs: 20.8 LU · Breeding Ewes: 6.3 LU |