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<blockquote data-quote="edrsimms" data-source="post: 664742" data-attributes="member: 10970"><p>I am not arguing either, but you wont be able to meet nutritional requirements for cow/calf pairs on the Bahia grass #1, #2 it costs alot more to grow bahia. </p><p></p><p>1. we limit graze rye from Nov 15th to March 15th (calves are born in OCT-NOV)</p><p>2. We pull cows off rye grazing and put them on clover in March which beats both bahia and rye to pieces.</p><p>3. We plant Tiff leaf 3 in April and begin Grazing it in May until Mid August (calves are weaned in Mid April)</p><p>4. Cows go on clover-grass mix pasture and continue on grass pasture all summer (as their nutritional requirements are the lowest all year post-weaning)</p><p>5. Calves post weaning go on Tiff leaf 3 millet at 4.8 AUM's limit grazed from May until August. (ADG 2.5+) Steers are sent to Feed yard at 800 lbs in July/ heifers remain on millet</p><p>6. Remaining calves are pulled off TL3 in mid august and are grazed on Perennial Peanut until frost.</p><p>7. rye grazing begins again in NOV. </p><p>Basically we dont use high cost permanent grazing except for bred cows post-weaning and that is unfertilized pasture, where we estimate a benefit of 60 units of N put into the soil from Clover ---- for use by warm season grasses </p><p>Balance is a gradual increase of forage availability for the production year and a warm season permanent pasture gives you a rollercoaster ride on nutrtion. We do feed a low quality hay we bale at the airport for free after first frost until rye is available.</p><p></p><p>bahia grass will give you a few months of inadequate nutrition at best</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edrsimms, post: 664742, member: 10970"] I am not arguing either, but you wont be able to meet nutritional requirements for cow/calf pairs on the Bahia grass #1, #2 it costs alot more to grow bahia. 1. we limit graze rye from Nov 15th to March 15th (calves are born in OCT-NOV) 2. We pull cows off rye grazing and put them on clover in March which beats both bahia and rye to pieces. 3. We plant Tiff leaf 3 in April and begin Grazing it in May until Mid August (calves are weaned in Mid April) 4. Cows go on clover-grass mix pasture and continue on grass pasture all summer (as their nutritional requirements are the lowest all year post-weaning) 5. Calves post weaning go on Tiff leaf 3 millet at 4.8 AUM's limit grazed from May until August. (ADG 2.5+) Steers are sent to Feed yard at 800 lbs in July/ heifers remain on millet 6. Remaining calves are pulled off TL3 in mid august and are grazed on Perennial Peanut until frost. 7. rye grazing begins again in NOV. Basically we dont use high cost permanent grazing except for bred cows post-weaning and that is unfertilized pasture, where we estimate a benefit of 60 units of N put into the soil from Clover ---- for use by warm season grasses Balance is a gradual increase of forage availability for the production year and a warm season permanent pasture gives you a rollercoaster ride on nutrtion. We do feed a low quality hay we bale at the airport for free after first frost until rye is available. bahia grass will give you a few months of inadequate nutrition at best [/QUOTE]
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