novatech
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Same stuff I agree, but with residential home owners it is common for them not to even red the label. Many over do it. Same with fertilizer. Which is also causing our estuaries by the sea to diminish. It is also common for many people to through their weeds and garden clippings into the yard where they will be bagged up. I do, including oleander which will kill a cow. When all this stuff, poisonous or not is mixed up in a bagger and fed, the cattle cannot sort it out. Lawn clippings are much different than hay. Hay is large enough so the cattle can sort through it thus not eating the poisonous plants. If I could control the source then I would not hesatate. Problem is most I cannot. Feed my overfertilized grass to your cows and you won't have them long.mnmtranching":cxmh0ld5 said:Almost all herbicides and pesticides have restricted use. Same stuff used on lawns as used on forage crops. Such as Alfalfa the #1 forage crop. IMO If I wanted to I would use lawn clippings without hesitation. I buy a lot of hay with no idea what it has been sprayed with. What about the chemical use in baled hay that keeps the high moisture stuff from molding? Very commonly used in dairy quality alfalfa. To worry about a little spray on lawns is silly. At most a twice a year application. And I bet there is more restricted use of chemicals on lawn then on forage crops. Humans, Kids are exposed to lawns.
Much better composting, build the soil, raise the grass that feeds the cow.