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IS HAY REALLY TOO HIGH?
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<blockquote data-quote="IL cow man" data-source="post: 859731" data-attributes="member: 16742"><p>We need to have a plan in place for drought. I don't think anyone could have planned for the length of the drought this year in the south. I believe most times it is economically unfeasible to feed thru a drought( or a long drought). Plan to sell cattle, hire a custom grazer out of the drought area, etc.needs to be written in a plan. Here we have been without rain for two month's and just got 9 tenths. I Have grass left but no water in the creeks moving cattle to cornstalks where they have access to automatic waters. The last cutting of hay was very minimal. Probably bale cornstalks off some fields for some feed and graze pastures thru winter if we get rain and regrowth. In the long run It may be more beneficial to build a stock pile of silage as it will stay good for years if done right on an abundant year. I think there was a test done where silage was tested 10 years after it was put up and showed very little nutrient loss after the initial spoilage. Just thinking out loud></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IL cow man, post: 859731, member: 16742"] We need to have a plan in place for drought. I don't think anyone could have planned for the length of the drought this year in the south. I believe most times it is economically unfeasible to feed thru a drought( or a long drought). Plan to sell cattle, hire a custom grazer out of the drought area, etc.needs to be written in a plan. Here we have been without rain for two month's and just got 9 tenths. I Have grass left but no water in the creeks moving cattle to cornstalks where they have access to automatic waters. The last cutting of hay was very minimal. Probably bale cornstalks off some fields for some feed and graze pastures thru winter if we get rain and regrowth. In the long run It may be more beneficial to build a stock pile of silage as it will stay good for years if done right on an abundant year. I think there was a test done where silage was tested 10 years after it was put up and showed very little nutrient loss after the initial spoilage. Just thinking out loud> [/QUOTE]
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