Grass, grass, grass. Where's the grass?

[Frankie]

It's almost the middle of March and our temps are still dropping down into the low 30's. We're just now beginning to see the cool season stuff coming up. Had to buy more hay. Man, this is the winter that won't end!

 

[MO_cows]

I feel your pain. We had to buy more hay, too. Luckily there is still plenty around and cheap because it was such a good growing season last year around here.

 

[1982vett]

Just started to pop the last two weeks down here. A little drier conditions, more sunshine and warmer temps. Days are starting to get into the 70s and the nights down only to the mid 40s. Sunshine has helped as much as a good touch of urea. ;-)

Stopped feeding hay last week........... I've got 21 rolls left from last years crop but I did feed about 600 small squares of oat hay from a pre-2000 crop so I guess I did feed just a little more than I grew last year.

 

[1982vett]

I went out and got some proof that grass still exists. :lol: But to ease you into it, I started out with snow pictures from 3 weeks ago...
Don't want anyone going into green shock.

3 weeks ago...

Some of the Fall calvers.

And the Spring calvers

Now today, a pear tree I planted several years ago is in full bloom.

Fall calving cows have some leisure time on their hands

Spring calvers have been busy calving, but they are enjoying the sun today also.

Ryegrass, oats and clover is popping pretty good now.

And next years calf crop is in the making.

Just a view across the place.

 

[kenny thomas]

Nice cattle and ranch. There is not that much flat land in our county much less on one farm.

 

[1982vett]

Nice cattle and ranch. There is not that much flat land in our county much less on one farm.

Well, we don't live on the side of a mountain, but it isn't all that flat either. Sort of rolling hills. Sure looks a lot better this year than it did last. Notice the tanks are full of water.

 

[Jogeephus]

Nice cattle and ranch. There is not that much flat land in our county much less on one farm.

Well, we don't live on the side of a mountain, but it isn't all that flat either. Sort of rolling hills. Sure looks a lot better this year than it did last. Notice the tanks are full of water.

Yeah but now you can't see how deep the tanks are like you could in the pictures you posted a year or so ago. This year is gonna be better.

 

[1982vett]

Nice cattle and ranch. There is not that much flat land in our county much less on one farm.

Well, we don't live on the side of a mountain, but it isn't all that flat either. Sort of rolling hills. Sure looks a lot better this year than it did last. Notice the tanks are full of water.

Yeah but now you can't see how deep the tanks are like you could in the pictures you posted a year or so ago. This year is gonna be better.

Definitly counting on it. What is worring me most now is how bad the pasture is going to be damaged by the drought. We got thru the last two years, I suppose we can muddle thru this one too.

 

[Jogeephus]

Its amazing how resilient a pasture can be when its given a little water.

 

[1982vett]

Yeah, we have alwasy bounced back OK in the past, but those were short term droughts 3-6 months so this one was about 15 months. I do expect a fantastic crop of weeds. :lol2:

I'm thinking we have been spoiled by warm winters and early green-up.

 

[Jogeephus]

I'm thinking we have been spoiled by warm winters and early green-up.

Yeah, but that was during the era of global warming. Things have since changed.

Hey, if a cow will eat it is it still a weed?

 

[dun]

I'm thinking we have been spoiled by warm winters and early green-up.

Yeah, but that was during the era of global warming. Things have since changed.

Hey, if a cow will eat it is it still a weed?

A weed is just a flower in the wrong place! That's what I told my granddaughters a couple of years ago. So they brought me tons of weeds and wanted me to plant them in a special garden so they would be in the right place.