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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 768621" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>I have been doing rotational grazing for several years so I already had a basic poddock system.</p><p></p><p>this year I am trying managment intensive and moving them every day. the first couple of paddocks grazed intenively came back beautifully and I will begin my second grazing of them next week.</p><p></p><p>but the drought has hit and I estimate that I have 30 days grazing left as nothing is regrowing now.</p><p></p><p>however all around me are feeding hay and have been for weeks while I have 30 days grass left.</p><p></p><p>having had an established paddock system I let my cows use the same shade and rest areas that they were using for years. Yes I do lose the benefit of some of the manure that I would like to see in the fields but they do stay out there all night and I see increased manure deposition due to area limitations. </p><p></p><p>we have 100 degree temps and heat indexs that are nearly unbearable so I think it wise to provide shade for any color animal. Ny neighbors red cows do not spend much more time grazing than my black ones and they are all forted up in the shade when the sun is baking.</p><p></p><p>Having a drought year for my first year of MIG is disheartening but it has already proven itself to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 768621, member: 6543"] I have been doing rotational grazing for several years so I already had a basic poddock system. this year I am trying managment intensive and moving them every day. the first couple of paddocks grazed intenively came back beautifully and I will begin my second grazing of them next week. but the drought has hit and I estimate that I have 30 days grazing left as nothing is regrowing now. however all around me are feeding hay and have been for weeks while I have 30 days grass left. having had an established paddock system I let my cows use the same shade and rest areas that they were using for years. Yes I do lose the benefit of some of the manure that I would like to see in the fields but they do stay out there all night and I see increased manure deposition due to area limitations. we have 100 degree temps and heat indexs that are nearly unbearable so I think it wise to provide shade for any color animal. Ny neighbors red cows do not spend much more time grazing than my black ones and they are all forted up in the shade when the sun is baking. Having a drought year for my first year of MIG is disheartening but it has already proven itself to me. [/QUOTE]
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