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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1427761" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>I do hear what folks are saying about too much rain being better than too little. And in the short term, I'd agree, because we have grass. But if the changes we have seen the past few spring/summers really are becoming permanent, it will be quite difficult (economically and practically) to raise cattle in an area like this, where we feed hay half the year or more. We are getting more and more sacrifice areas due to mud, and we just spent the evening filling in our farm road from washouts, so that if it ever gets dry enough, the equipment can actually get in. We have also had some calf issues due to the fact we had cold rain when we should have had snow, and we've had cold rain when we should have had some dry sunny days. People are still advertising last year's hay for sale. Maybe I should look into getting a few bales of good second cutting...How much nutrition do you lose (assuming it's been kept under cover)? Maybe baleage would be better if it's been kept tightly wrapped?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1427761, member: 20599"] I do hear what folks are saying about too much rain being better than too little. And in the short term, I'd agree, because we have grass. But if the changes we have seen the past few spring/summers really are becoming permanent, it will be quite difficult (economically and practically) to raise cattle in an area like this, where we feed hay half the year or more. We are getting more and more sacrifice areas due to mud, and we just spent the evening filling in our farm road from washouts, so that if it ever gets dry enough, the equipment can actually get in. We have also had some calf issues due to the fact we had cold rain when we should have had snow, and we've had cold rain when we should have had some dry sunny days. People are still advertising last year's hay for sale. Maybe I should look into getting a few bales of good second cutting...How much nutrition do you lose (assuming it's been kept under cover)? Maybe baleage would be better if it's been kept tightly wrapped? [/QUOTE]
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