dieselbeef":25ihki2i said:im with ya...hope ya didnt take offense. ive been lookin into it myself on the grass farmer mag i get. they really get into it. i guess its hard here cuz rain is in such short supply. havin a small herd that comes to a feed bucket does make movin em easier but i have to figure out how long the rcovery size is versus the amt of paddock size and stocking rate to those paddocks.
the problem ends up bein here is that they will graze it down and then without moisture the recovery time is so long that i run out of grass and hafta open it back up for em to go back to '''scavenging'''i guess...maybe browsing is better...but ya know what i mean...
we all rely on the rain..that wasnt meant derogatory by any means
The whole advantage to this type of system is that the paddocks each get a much longer rest period between grazings. If you set stock a paddock, the grass never gets a rest and the cows will come back and nip off new growth as soon as it appears. If you have 5 or 6 10 acre paddocks that you rotate through every 3 days, each paddock gets 12 to 15 days rest. If you take that same 60 acres and divide it into 1/2 acre paddocks rotated twice a day, the paddocks each get a 59 day rest between grazings. I think this would be advantageous in low rainfall areas. We do not graze at this high stock density, but I do see some potential advantages to it and may try it on a portion of our land.