{"id":8258,"date":"2018-10-30T16:02:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T16:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/winter-fodder-calculator\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:48:51","slug":"winter-fodder-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/blog\/winter-fodder-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter fodder calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/FTEF-Grants.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14847\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/FTEF-Grants.png 940w, https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/FTEF-Grants-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/FTEF-Grants-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">As the population of Irish farmers know this year, we suffered a severe fodder shortage throughout the country. The effects of which had a harsh damaging impact on the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">To help you prepare for the Winter months ahead we&#8217;ve designed a fodder calculator aimed at protecting farmers ensuring they have sufficient fodder this Winter. The fodder calculator will allow you calculate how much fodder you need based on your stock numbers and the length of your Winter. 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