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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 614730" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>I can offer this report from randi:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pasturemanagement.com/balegrazing.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pasturemanagement.com/balegrazing.htm</a></p><p></p><p>I am not sure how I would do it if there was no snow - it is actually a necessary part of the combination in our prt of the world - but if you do not have snow I would work on stock piled grazing - which might even be cheaper.</p><p></p><p>Be that as it may - bale grazing - I suspect it would be a lot like controlled or intensive grazing in a pasture - use electric fence and keep them at it until the hay is down - pasture management with bales - probably would work as an intensive grazing style of management - I think I might try it in a couple of fields for a year or two. Cut, rake and bale the hay - and leave it in the field - position it and put electric fence around it - turn the cows in during winter.</p><p></p><p>I bet you could rig the whole thing up in less than a day once the hay was baled.</p><p></p><p>I would start researching "bale grazing". THere has been a lot of work done on this in Canada by universities and government ag departments.</p><p></p><p>All our - north and south of the border - innovation and change comes from survival mode - some works and some does not - but we have to experiment - as it is rare to realize any hand-down of profit from the folks further down the chain in the beef industry.</p><p></p><p>We all do what we must - if it works for us I sometimes actually put it out there - if others take it up - fine - but there are an amazing amount of folks who will spend needlessly and stay traditional and wonder why they cannot at least break even.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. </p><p></p><p>Take care and best regards</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 614730, member: 6797"] I can offer this report from randi: [url=http://www.pasturemanagement.com/balegrazing.htm]http://www.pasturemanagement.com/balegrazing.htm[/url] I am not sure how I would do it if there was no snow - it is actually a necessary part of the combination in our prt of the world - but if you do not have snow I would work on stock piled grazing - which might even be cheaper. Be that as it may - bale grazing - I suspect it would be a lot like controlled or intensive grazing in a pasture - use electric fence and keep them at it until the hay is down - pasture management with bales - probably would work as an intensive grazing style of management - I think I might try it in a couple of fields for a year or two. Cut, rake and bale the hay - and leave it in the field - position it and put electric fence around it - turn the cows in during winter. I bet you could rig the whole thing up in less than a day once the hay was baled. I would start researching "bale grazing". THere has been a lot of work done on this in Canada by universities and government ag departments. All our - north and south of the border - innovation and change comes from survival mode - some works and some does not - but we have to experiment - as it is rare to realize any hand-down of profit from the folks further down the chain in the beef industry. We all do what we must - if it works for us I sometimes actually put it out there - if others take it up - fine - but there are an amazing amount of folks who will spend needlessly and stay traditional and wonder why they cannot at least break even. Good luck. Take care and best regards Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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