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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 888855" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>So does that mean you have to find a new sucker every couple of years to buy your below cost hay from?</p><p>JScattle is right about weed seeds being a potential problem. I avoid buying hay/silage mainly because of the likelihood of obtaining very poor quality bales; if I knew the source was good and the price worthwhile I'd go for it. But the fact is that most silage and some hay made in this country is lower nutritional value than it could have been if cut earlier and preserved correctly.</p><p></p><p>JSCattle: when are your peak grass growth months? I know agmantoo runs a year round calving system, mine is spring calving with the cows calving from 6 - 8 weeks before peak growth and progressive culling and drying off and feeding out silage or hay a few months later to continue to match feed demand with growth. Calving and lactating through the winter seems an odd way to cut down on hay use, unless you've got more grass then than in summer. Autumn-grown grass could see them through the winter if you don't get a lot of hard frosts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 888855, member: 9267"] So does that mean you have to find a new sucker every couple of years to buy your below cost hay from? JScattle is right about weed seeds being a potential problem. I avoid buying hay/silage mainly because of the likelihood of obtaining very poor quality bales; if I knew the source was good and the price worthwhile I'd go for it. But the fact is that most silage and some hay made in this country is lower nutritional value than it could have been if cut earlier and preserved correctly. JSCattle: when are your peak grass growth months? I know agmantoo runs a year round calving system, mine is spring calving with the cows calving from 6 - 8 weeks before peak growth and progressive culling and drying off and feeding out silage or hay a few months later to continue to match feed demand with growth. Calving and lactating through the winter seems an odd way to cut down on hay use, unless you've got more grass then than in summer. Autumn-grown grass could see them through the winter if you don't get a lot of hard frosts. [/QUOTE]
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