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<blockquote data-quote="agmantoo" data-source="post: 798798" data-attributes="member: 8973"><p>I do intensive rotational grazing in western NC. We have 4 obvious seasons per year. For winter and late summer grazing I have to stockpile grass. The brood cow herd is approximately 100 head. The pastures are all dry land, no irrigation. In a non drought year I can fed a cow for the entire 365 days and her calf until it is approximately 550 lbs when it is sold as a feeder calf on 1.4 acres. In a drought condition I buy hay. Since 2000, hay was bought in 2007 and fed for roughly 3 months. Again this year I had to buy hay to feed for roughly 33 days in order to give the pastures a short rest. Other than the exceptions mentioned, I have fed the herd year round with no hay. The cattle have a good body condition and have consistently bred back quickly. Tomorrow I am going back to rotational grazing what grass I managed to get during the rest period as well as what grass I had amassed earlier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agmantoo, post: 798798, member: 8973"] I do intensive rotational grazing in western NC. We have 4 obvious seasons per year. For winter and late summer grazing I have to stockpile grass. The brood cow herd is approximately 100 head. The pastures are all dry land, no irrigation. In a non drought year I can fed a cow for the entire 365 days and her calf until it is approximately 550 lbs when it is sold as a feeder calf on 1.4 acres. In a drought condition I buy hay. Since 2000, hay was bought in 2007 and fed for roughly 3 months. Again this year I had to buy hay to feed for roughly 33 days in order to give the pastures a short rest. Other than the exceptions mentioned, I have fed the herd year round with no hay. The cattle have a good body condition and have consistently bred back quickly. Tomorrow I am going back to rotational grazing what grass I managed to get during the rest period as well as what grass I had amassed earlier. [/QUOTE]
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