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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 454971" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Dead grass does not have much nutritional value. That is why hay is made. With hay, the grass is cut while it is thriving, dried, and baled. A great deal of the nutrition is captured, especially if the hay it cut at an optimum time. With dead grass, (i.e. your dry tall field grass) most nutrients have returned to the root system. Hence, you cow isn't getting much out of it. Tough to wean the calf if the calf is not getting good grazing. She's going to prefer momma and momma aint getting much either. </p><p></p><p>The gree grass that is coming back will be healthy for them. It is probably best if you mow the tall dry stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 454971, member: 3162"] Dead grass does not have much nutritional value. That is why hay is made. With hay, the grass is cut while it is thriving, dried, and baled. A great deal of the nutrition is captured, especially if the hay it cut at an optimum time. With dead grass, (i.e. your dry tall field grass) most nutrients have returned to the root system. Hence, you cow isn't getting much out of it. Tough to wean the calf if the calf is not getting good grazing. She's going to prefer momma and momma aint getting much either. The gree grass that is coming back will be healthy for them. It is probably best if you mow the tall dry stuff. [/QUOTE]
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