RunninB
Member
Hey everyone. New to the forum and to the business. I have searched and read and tried to do research to educate my self so I get into this with some knowledge. Problem is I guess I have too many questions. To give some background, I am taking over my family's property around fredericksburg, tx. We have had some good rains this year so I understand that it will not always be this good as this business is very dynamic. Our property description is as follows...
86 acres native grass that has been grazed from March-last week
23 acres Kleingrass not grazed
21 acres Kleingrass grass not grazed
39 acres Kleingrass/Native not grazed
Water in all four pastures.
The 39 acres has the potential to have about 8 acres of winter grass planted if feasible.
Next week I'm going to move my 10 brangus bred heifers (90 days bred) to the property.
All Kleingrass is waist deep and making a good comeback from the drought. Not to its full potential yet.
My plan this year is to do rotational grazing and with an over supply of hay in the area this year, just buying the hay to get through the winter. If not familiar with the area, we do get some good cold snaps but winters are really fairly mild. I am taking this over from a guy that was leasing and has done a great job of not over grazing it but he always pulled his heard from the place from late Oct. to March. I'll have it all year though so I need to manage it well to insure plenty of food. My questions are, if you have experience with Kleingrass, how deep into the fall can I graze it? If it's as deep as I say will the heifers really eat it or should I consider shredding it? What do you think my potential capacity could be? Would hay be my main source of food or would it be a supplement? The heifers should be calving from Dec. to late Jan. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
86 acres native grass that has been grazed from March-last week
23 acres Kleingrass not grazed
21 acres Kleingrass grass not grazed
39 acres Kleingrass/Native not grazed
Water in all four pastures.
The 39 acres has the potential to have about 8 acres of winter grass planted if feasible.
Next week I'm going to move my 10 brangus bred heifers (90 days bred) to the property.
All Kleingrass is waist deep and making a good comeback from the drought. Not to its full potential yet.
My plan this year is to do rotational grazing and with an over supply of hay in the area this year, just buying the hay to get through the winter. If not familiar with the area, we do get some good cold snaps but winters are really fairly mild. I am taking this over from a guy that was leasing and has done a great job of not over grazing it but he always pulled his heard from the place from late Oct. to March. I'll have it all year though so I need to manage it well to insure plenty of food. My questions are, if you have experience with Kleingrass, how deep into the fall can I graze it? If it's as deep as I say will the heifers really eat it or should I consider shredding it? What do you think my potential capacity could be? Would hay be my main source of food or would it be a supplement? The heifers should be calving from Dec. to late Jan. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
