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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1813836" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>How often you need to return to a pasture really does vary by season. I agree with what you are saying completely. These rules are meant as a starting point, kinda like rules we learn about spelling and the English language such as "I before E except after C". They are norms and there are exceptions all over the place. You are generally safe if you rest grass 30 days between grazing, although in the spring it isn't terribly uncommon to be able to return to a pasture with as little as 14 days of rest, in your case apparently 10 days, and quite possibly you will HAVE to return to a pasture sooner to avoid violating the rule of never let seed heads form. The rules are a solid starting point for those BEGINNING rotational grazing and I have never seen anyone get in a 'bind' when following them. For those that rotational graze that consider themselves INTERMEDIATE or ADVANCED, they can do things with their rotational grazing that results in 'improved' results beyond just following these never fail rules of grazing. However, if these advanced applications are applied in the wrong way or at the wrong time, the pasture can be severely set back.</p><p></p><p>If the producer chooses to not follow these rules, it's their choice. But they need to understand what the rules are aimed at accomplishing if they decide to break the rule and understand how what the rule is aiming to accomplish may be affected by breaking the rule.</p><p></p><p>Some say rules are meant to be broken. Just understand what the rule was designed for and what may happen by breaking the rule.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1813836, member: 43196"] How often you need to return to a pasture really does vary by season. I agree with what you are saying completely. These rules are meant as a starting point, kinda like rules we learn about spelling and the English language such as "I before E except after C". They are norms and there are exceptions all over the place. You are generally safe if you rest grass 30 days between grazing, although in the spring it isn't terribly uncommon to be able to return to a pasture with as little as 14 days of rest, in your case apparently 10 days, and quite possibly you will HAVE to return to a pasture sooner to avoid violating the rule of never let seed heads form. The rules are a solid starting point for those BEGINNING rotational grazing and I have never seen anyone get in a 'bind' when following them. For those that rotational graze that consider themselves INTERMEDIATE or ADVANCED, they can do things with their rotational grazing that results in 'improved' results beyond just following these never fail rules of grazing. However, if these advanced applications are applied in the wrong way or at the wrong time, the pasture can be severely set back. If the producer chooses to not follow these rules, it's their choice. But they need to understand what the rules are aimed at accomplishing if they decide to break the rule and understand how what the rule is aiming to accomplish may be affected by breaking the rule. Some say rules are meant to be broken. Just understand what the rule was designed for and what may happen by breaking the rule. [/QUOTE]
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