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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1785722" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>Hp, I plant oats and Rye grass on a another pasture every year. It gets grazed some and then hopefully baled up in late April. If this works, that provides me with almost enough hay for the year and I graze the bermuda hay field. Last year it didn't due to a dry spring so the Bermuda hay field was baled in June. It did okay producing 141 4 x 5 1/2 rolls on 50 acres. Hay has a protein level of 6%. I can buy 30% tubs and feed this hay and the cows do fine. As high as fertilizer was last year, low protein hay and tubs seemed like the way to go. My fall calving cows get thin every February regardless as their calves approach weaning time. This year will be no different. They recover quickly during the spring flush and their calves are removed.</p><p></p><p>I much prefer the oat hay and I usually get most of what I need from the 43 acre patch where it is planted. Last year was the first year in six where the field didn't produce. I may need to bale up both fields this year to build back up some reserve. When you have to have 8 or so acres per AUM, it takes a long time to get pastures back with urine and manure. I roll out my hay and this helps some, but still only covers a small percentage of my acreage a year. My hay is kept under a shed so the cows leave very little to incorporate back into the soil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1785722, member: 5381"] Hp, I plant oats and Rye grass on a another pasture every year. It gets grazed some and then hopefully baled up in late April. If this works, that provides me with almost enough hay for the year and I graze the bermuda hay field. Last year it didn't due to a dry spring so the Bermuda hay field was baled in June. It did okay producing 141 4 x 5 1/2 rolls on 50 acres. Hay has a protein level of 6%. I can buy 30% tubs and feed this hay and the cows do fine. As high as fertilizer was last year, low protein hay and tubs seemed like the way to go. My fall calving cows get thin every February regardless as their calves approach weaning time. This year will be no different. They recover quickly during the spring flush and their calves are removed. I much prefer the oat hay and I usually get most of what I need from the 43 acre patch where it is planted. Last year was the first year in six where the field didn't produce. I may need to bale up both fields this year to build back up some reserve. When you have to have 8 or so acres per AUM, it takes a long time to get pastures back with urine and manure. I roll out my hay and this helps some, but still only covers a small percentage of my acreage a year. My hay is kept under a shed so the cows leave very little to incorporate back into the soil. [/QUOTE]
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