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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 1272244" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>I sort of have the same conundrum. Plentiful moisture till June grew a lot of forage. Go the last 29 days in July and 4 more in august without any rain and little cloud cover gives you some tough stemmy forage. </p><p></p><p>I think research shows you need strong roots to grow the tops... And it's the tops that feed the roots.....it's also well known that haying is stopping nutrients from the soil that need to be replaced when the hay is hauled off. </p><p></p><p>I'll tell you that this is the first year ever that I have made it to August and have 1/3 of my pastures in knee high grass (although it's tops are burnt and dried up) and 6 weeks behind in grazing rotation. My hopes (and belief) is that has and will aid in root development in pastures that had suffered major drought damage. I'm letting mine be. Although I am considering abandoning the rotational grazing and letting the cows search out and find the most desirable grazing until we get some hot dry weather relief. Remember the old commercial..... Don't mess with Mother Nature..... I'm getting out of her way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 1272244, member: 7795"] I sort of have the same conundrum. Plentiful moisture till June grew a lot of forage. Go the last 29 days in July and 4 more in august without any rain and little cloud cover gives you some tough stemmy forage. I think research shows you need strong roots to grow the tops... And it's the tops that feed the roots.....it's also well known that haying is stopping nutrients from the soil that need to be replaced when the hay is hauled off. I'll tell you that this is the first year ever that I have made it to August and have 1/3 of my pastures in knee high grass (although it's tops are burnt and dried up) and 6 weeks behind in grazing rotation. My hopes (and belief) is that has and will aid in root development in pastures that had suffered major drought damage. I'm letting mine be. Although I am considering abandoning the rotational grazing and letting the cows search out and find the most desirable grazing until we get some hot dry weather relief. Remember the old commercial..... Don't mess with Mother Nature..... I'm getting out of her way. [/QUOTE]
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