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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 596196" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Douglas gave excellent advice but I'll expand just a little. Dr. Lacey spoke to our cattleman's meeting a few years ago and he said winter grazing like you describe will cost $100/acre and you need to get at least 100 days of grazing on it to make it work. Otherwise, its cheaper to feed hay. I ran an experiment myself to satisfy myself and he was right on the money on the cost and he was right on the money that I was going to lose my shirt by not limit grazing - which I did. So with the cost of this approaching $180/acre I think it is even more important that you limit graze them in some fashion. As for the 100 days, I suspect this is now low with lower calf prices and higher inputs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 596196, member: 4362"] Douglas gave excellent advice but I'll expand just a little. Dr. Lacey spoke to our cattleman's meeting a few years ago and he said winter grazing like you describe will cost $100/acre and you need to get at least 100 days of grazing on it to make it work. Otherwise, its cheaper to feed hay. I ran an experiment myself to satisfy myself and he was right on the money on the cost and he was right on the money that I was going to lose my shirt by not limit grazing - which I did. So with the cost of this approaching $180/acre I think it is even more important that you limit graze them in some fashion. As for the 100 days, I suspect this is now low with lower calf prices and higher inputs. [/QUOTE]
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