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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1832823" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>I was about to echo what [USER=6291]@Brute 23[/USER] said in terms of what grass do you have/intend to plant? You have already been told by about everyone that planting with the cows in the pasture won't work. What might end up being a problem for you is that, if you are where I think you are, you only get enough rain once every 3 to 5 years to get grass established. If I'm right about that, then your 'system' (ecosystem, grass production system) is very brittle so to speak. Once you get grass re-established, ( hopefully not red brome if my guess is right) be careful how you graze it and don't overgraze it. Be especially careful with grazing it during the growing season and don't graze the same pasture during the growing season for two consecutive years. It will sound strange to the producers I work with on a regular basis, but what you may want to consider is setting up a 3 pasture system and grazing each pasture for 6 months (yes, that gives each pasture an entire year of rest) or a 4 pasture system and grazing each pasture for 4 months (again, a full year of rest).</p><p></p><p>Contact your local NRCS and/or Extension Service.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1832823, member: 43196"] I was about to echo what [USER=6291]@Brute 23[/USER] said in terms of what grass do you have/intend to plant? You have already been told by about everyone that planting with the cows in the pasture won't work. What might end up being a problem for you is that, if you are where I think you are, you only get enough rain once every 3 to 5 years to get grass established. If I'm right about that, then your 'system' (ecosystem, grass production system) is very brittle so to speak. Once you get grass re-established, ( hopefully not red brome if my guess is right) be careful how you graze it and don't overgraze it. Be especially careful with grazing it during the growing season and don't graze the same pasture during the growing season for two consecutive years. It will sound strange to the producers I work with on a regular basis, but what you may want to consider is setting up a 3 pasture system and grazing each pasture for 6 months (yes, that gives each pasture an entire year of rest) or a 4 pasture system and grazing each pasture for 4 months (again, a full year of rest). Contact your local NRCS and/or Extension Service. [/QUOTE]
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