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Kathy, We put in roughly 35 acres of k-line about 3 years ago. It does take some "getting used to" when it comes to moving them, but it takes 15-20 minutes to move the 17 varying length lines. They are in 10 different paddocks that I rotation ally graze through. We were all flood irrigated...

I guess my second question about demolishing the small area, should have been...Can I expect to be able to keep this small pasture in the rotation next year; or is it going to have to sit out next year due to lots of litter and poo left over?

Not that this hasn't been discussed before, but tis the season...well in about 4-5 weeks if the snow doesn't bury my last stockpiled pasture. So I thought I would try bale grazing later this winter. I was looking for some thoughts on getting a few pastures set up for it. 1. Is adequate bale...

I have to agree with Dave on this one. Anytime, buying or selling, a standard unit of measure is going to be best. Seems if you are buying by the bale and there are extreme differences in weight due to size of bale it only makes sense. Especially if you are feeding cattle x number of pounds...

Existing grass is predominantly fescue, several types of the newer soft leaf stuff, and some perrennial rye grass. It was planted in the fall of 2011. First cutting was right at 3.25t/ac with 7.5 4x5 bales/ac. But lots of bare ground stii from planting with 7.5" spaced no-till drill. So...

I was thinking of oats or maybe triticale. It is an irrigated situation, so not entirely dependent on rain. But we wouldn't be planting until let August or early September. So we would have maybe have 3-4 weeks prior to a hard killing frost. Would oats provide enough forage to justify the...

so we just got done with our first cutting of grass here in S. Oregon. Chalk it up to a good grass year, or improving the fertility; but our yield was 250% of what our first cutting was last year... So now that we have enough hay for the upcoming winter, I thought I would try some...

I am interested to see what you find out. Here in SE Oregon irrigation is paramount for hay. I was thinking of interseeding some teff into alfalfa for tonnage purposes, but it is almost a foreign language around here. Are you planting a straight teff stand?

Since it fits with this thread... What about the power flex t-posts that are recycled PVC or some self insulating material. Anyone ever used them? Any advice one way or the other? I am thinking about using them for interior cross fencing and multi strand perimeter fence (horse pasture). I...

N will get the biggest bang for your buck....but u can have limiting factors if the others are off. What is ph is another thing.

3000! Weighing what? When I think of small squares they are at least 110lb. 3000 of them would be 165 ton or over 3t/hd for the winter... Is that what u feed in OK?

Although the question was not for me, on the piece we plan to stockpile we usually take two cuttings go grass. If we stockpile, I think we will take one cutting and stockpile the rest. Our second cutting is pretty much seedhead free since they are removed in the boot stage at first cutting.

If you do those things I would say you are on target. If someone balks at it, ask them what their time is worth? To not have to irrigate for a small bunch everyday is worth every penny. I don't know what the bull situation might be, but you could also consider 45 or 60 days for the bull in the...

So your 12 ft twice a day represented how much of an acre? I couldn't move wire twice a day with my job in town, but once could be done since we are either feeding hay or checking them anyway. Maybe the homeschoolers could move the wire on recess and then we could get the twice a day, but...

I am not that far north of where you are. For that amount what else are you providing? Are you doing the irrigating, fertilizing, providing salt/mineral? If you truly can get 7 months, you are at $245/pair. For this area that is not too far out of question for what it costs to have really...

Do you seem to have any difficulty in getting the cattle go resume grazing after a period of feeding hay? Seems like there might be several periods where we might get snowed/iced under and it would be melted off in between. Bi guess if that is what they have to eat then that is what they get.

Yes. The hay field that I would stockpile this first year was planted in the fall of 2011. About 65% fescues, 30% ryegrass and the rest clover. There is some quack grass in parts that is coming back... I will discontinue the fight there and let it come. It grows good and they eat it when...

I have been reading about both of these methods of managed grazing to increase the grazing season into the winter. Right now it has been frozen solid for about 2 weeks here and we have been feeding hay now for 3 weeks. If all things go as normal, we will be feeding hay until sometime in April...

I have been reading about both of these methods of managed grazing to increase the grazing season into the winter. Right now it has been frozen solid for about 2 weeks here and we have been feeding hay now for 3 weeks. If all things go as normal, we will be feeding hay until sometime in April...

I have been reading about both of these methods of managed grazing to increase the grazing season into the winter. Right now it has been frozen solid for about 2 weeks here and we have been feeding hay now for 3 weeks. If all things go as normal, we will be feeding hay until sometime in April...