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5 cows, 30 acres-rotation advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 1501620" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>I would start by figuring how many rotations you want to do in a year. Then divide your paddocks up with that in mind. For example, lets say you want to do 5 rotations per year and let's assume your grazing season is 7 months (210 days) long. Each rotation across the entire 30 acres should be 42 days or 6 weeks. If you want to move once a week, then you would need to give them access to 5 acres each week. Every 6 weeks, you should be back at the first paddock. I think that would be a reasonable starting point - at least based on how the grass grows here. Adjust from there!</p><p></p><p>I read something by Jim Gerrish that he had a recommendation for how many rotations per year based on the average annual rainfall your area receives. I can't remember the exact breakdown. I do remember that in an arid climate (10" of rain per year), it is 1 or 2 rotations per year. In a wet/humid climate (+30") per year, it is 6-7 rotations per year. My understanding is that is over the growing season. I usually shoot for a 40 day rotation length.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 1501620, member: 15537"] I would start by figuring how many rotations you want to do in a year. Then divide your paddocks up with that in mind. For example, lets say you want to do 5 rotations per year and let's assume your grazing season is 7 months (210 days) long. Each rotation across the entire 30 acres should be 42 days or 6 weeks. If you want to move once a week, then you would need to give them access to 5 acres each week. Every 6 weeks, you should be back at the first paddock. I think that would be a reasonable starting point - at least based on how the grass grows here. Adjust from there! I read something by Jim Gerrish that he had a recommendation for how many rotations per year based on the average annual rainfall your area receives. I can't remember the exact breakdown. I do remember that in an arid climate (10" of rain per year), it is 1 or 2 rotations per year. In a wet/humid climate (+30") per year, it is 6-7 rotations per year. My understanding is that is over the growing season. I usually shoot for a 40 day rotation length. [/QUOTE]
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