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bale grazing versus unrolling
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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1656096" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>You also have to consider the amount and type of seed in your hay. For instance, if you just want some grazing on marginal soil, rolling out some Johnson grass hay will get you some the following summer. Bale grazing will also do this just in a small area. Another thing to consider is the quality of the hay. Unrolling good barn kept hay like I do does not add a lot to the soil because they do such a good job cleaning it up where with bale grazing, you are going to have more waste regardless of the quality but more nutrients added to the soil. </p><p></p><p>Neither one is a magic bullet that is instantly going to improve your soil. If you concentrate your effort on a small area, results will happen much quicker than just randomly unrolling or setting out rolls. </p><p></p><p>Ideally you could do both as Rydero said. Unroll your best hay when you need to get the most out of your investment but bale graze the junk thats been stored outside for a couple years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1656096, member: 5381"] You also have to consider the amount and type of seed in your hay. For instance, if you just want some grazing on marginal soil, rolling out some Johnson grass hay will get you some the following summer. Bale grazing will also do this just in a small area. Another thing to consider is the quality of the hay. Unrolling good barn kept hay like I do does not add a lot to the soil because they do such a good job cleaning it up where with bale grazing, you are going to have more waste regardless of the quality but more nutrients added to the soil. Neither one is a magic bullet that is instantly going to improve your soil. If you concentrate your effort on a small area, results will happen much quicker than just randomly unrolling or setting out rolls. Ideally you could do both as Rydero said. Unroll your best hay when you need to get the most out of your investment but bale graze the junk thats been stored outside for a couple years. [/QUOTE]
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