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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 750906" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>My beginner observations on grass height in rotational grazing systems:</p><p></p><p>I try to let my grass get to about 10" high before putting any cattle in the paddock.</p><p></p><p>I have watched them and they seem to go around the paddock taking about 3" off the top at a time. so they go around a paddock about twice and leave about 4" of grass left and a lot of manure piles. If I left them on longer they would go around again only leaving an inch or two and the grass would not regrow as well.</p><p></p><p>This 4" height is when I usually consider the paddock done and move them followed by dragging with a Wingfield 3-point drag. </p><p></p><p>In the early spring when the grass is growing fast all over I just let them go around once, leaving 6 or 7" of grass left and then move them more quickly. I don't want the grass to start heading out because it is not near as nutritious then. the goal is to keep it in the leafy vegetative stage.</p><p></p><p>I think the dragging helps enormously. I use a 3 point model as show here <a href="http://www.wingfields.com/chainharrow.htm" target="_blank">http://www.wingfields.com/chainharrow.htm</a></p><p></p><p>At anything over about 10" the grass starts sending our seed heads and then shutting down.</p><p></p><p>Rotations will be quicker in the spring than in the summer when the grass slows down. I try to let the grass grow at least 30 days between grazings however that will vary a lot depending on the rainfall and types of grass.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 750906, member: 7509"] My beginner observations on grass height in rotational grazing systems: I try to let my grass get to about 10" high before putting any cattle in the paddock. I have watched them and they seem to go around the paddock taking about 3" off the top at a time. so they go around a paddock about twice and leave about 4" of grass left and a lot of manure piles. If I left them on longer they would go around again only leaving an inch or two and the grass would not regrow as well. This 4" height is when I usually consider the paddock done and move them followed by dragging with a Wingfield 3-point drag. In the early spring when the grass is growing fast all over I just let them go around once, leaving 6 or 7" of grass left and then move them more quickly. I don't want the grass to start heading out because it is not near as nutritious then. the goal is to keep it in the leafy vegetative stage. I think the dragging helps enormously. I use a 3 point model as show here [url]http://www.wingfields.com/chainharrow.htm[/url] At anything over about 10" the grass starts sending our seed heads and then shutting down. Rotations will be quicker in the spring than in the summer when the grass slows down. I try to let the grass grow at least 30 days between grazings however that will vary a lot depending on the rainfall and types of grass. Good luck. jim [/QUOTE]
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