kenny thomas said:I need something to graze from Sept 1 till Dec 20th so only do 20 acres. I try to put 55 lb of actual nitrogen ( about 130lb of urea) per acre on it.
I might run out of grass before Dec 20, but if I do I unroll hay until then. It's easier to feed here in late November/early December than all of Feburary. This year I dont think i will need to feed until late February and turn out by April 1-5.
Also I will still rotate them when I have to start feeding. Here we get some growth all winter plus it spreads the manure and any waste over a larger area.
All this said and if we get a big snow everything changes until it's gone. I still unroll the hay on the snow.
Why do you use urea instead of ammonium nitrate? I ask because this article says to use ammonium nitrate and if you use urea it should be coated. Do you have the urea coated?
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