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<blockquote data-quote="kilroy60" data-source="post: 1593437" data-attributes="member: 24568"><p>Although I agree with your comment, we all have different situations that require feeding grain to our cattle in summer and winter. Being in the south (Georgia), our summers are very unpredictable. Four years ago, we had NO rain from May through August (and I do mean none). Then, when we got some rain and the grass greened back, we were infested with army worms. Many farmers were feeding hay that was extremely poor quality. Farmers chose to supplement with feed to maintain body condition and hope to keep their cattle versus selling at a low price. This year, parts of the area I live in are in a drought again and farmers have begun feeding hay. With that, grain supplement is also chosen. </p><p></p><p>Many farmers like to feed a little grain occasionally to get their cattle up so they can get a closer look at their cows and make sure all is OK primarily during calving season. And, I could go on with other reasons too. </p><p></p><p>In a perfect farming world, yes, cows should eat grass in the summer and hay in the winter and need no grain. However, we all have different reason or issues that require grain to be fed to our cattle. To each his on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kilroy60, post: 1593437, member: 24568"] Although I agree with your comment, we all have different situations that require feeding grain to our cattle in summer and winter. Being in the south (Georgia), our summers are very unpredictable. Four years ago, we had NO rain from May through August (and I do mean none). Then, when we got some rain and the grass greened back, we were infested with army worms. Many farmers were feeding hay that was extremely poor quality. Farmers chose to supplement with feed to maintain body condition and hope to keep their cattle versus selling at a low price. This year, parts of the area I live in are in a drought again and farmers have begun feeding hay. With that, grain supplement is also chosen. Many farmers like to feed a little grain occasionally to get their cattle up so they can get a closer look at their cows and make sure all is OK primarily during calving season. And, I could go on with other reasons too. In a perfect farming world, yes, cows should eat grass in the summer and hay in the winter and need no grain. However, we all have different reason or issues that require grain to be fed to our cattle. To each his on. [/QUOTE]
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