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<blockquote data-quote="Rob30" data-source="post: 874581" data-attributes="member: 14338"><p>I don't have any idea why you wouldn't graze your hay fields. As far as weeds go , the only seeds available for the cows to spread are already in the field, if they are eating them and crapping them out. The hoof action from the cows help work in manure and crop reidue and add oxygen to the soil. The only time that is bad is if the soil is very wet and muddy. The manure adds fertility. Every day a cow drops 50lbs of manure, and only eats about 30-40lbs of forrage. That math seems pretty good to me. Especially with fertilizer prices as high as they are. As far as manure in the hay, you can drag the field with harrows at first. But after a few years of grazing the soil critters (worms, bugs etc) will start breaking the patties down very quickly. When we first started grazing cattlethe patties took 3 years to break down. Now they are gone by the end of the season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob30, post: 874581, member: 14338"] I don't have any idea why you wouldn't graze your hay fields. As far as weeds go , the only seeds available for the cows to spread are already in the field, if they are eating them and crapping them out. The hoof action from the cows help work in manure and crop reidue and add oxygen to the soil. The only time that is bad is if the soil is very wet and muddy. The manure adds fertility. Every day a cow drops 50lbs of manure, and only eats about 30-40lbs of forrage. That math seems pretty good to me. Especially with fertilizer prices as high as they are. As far as manure in the hay, you can drag the field with harrows at first. But after a few years of grazing the soil critters (worms, bugs etc) will start breaking the patties down very quickly. When we first started grazing cattlethe patties took 3 years to break down. Now they are gone by the end of the season. [/QUOTE]
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