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<blockquote data-quote="VaCowman" data-source="post: 1659132" data-attributes="member: 33135"><p>How long are you grazing the "stockpiled" fescue? Have you considered feeding hay in Oct-Dec (or however long you expect stockpile to last) and then turning in on stockpile in Jan? More often than not, our Jan-March stockpile tests much better than our hay, PLUS the endophyte is not quite as hot the longer you stockpile it. Several years we have new growth starting in the stockpile by early March that helps boost the quallity as well. We calve in the Fall and try to feed second cutting from about mid Oct-New Years and then kick them out on stockpile afterwards with some first cutting just to give them the option. They'll go from eating 3 bales a day to a bale a week. Pretty sure they don't need it, but we don't have to worry if the weather turns bad that way. We always put the first cut bales in the weedy spots so we can clear them out and seed them all at the same time. Just a thought for you to consider. It works extremely well for us. If we see we are going to have any excess hay, the Feb-March market for hay is usually selling for a premium at that time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VaCowman, post: 1659132, member: 33135"] How long are you grazing the "stockpiled" fescue? Have you considered feeding hay in Oct-Dec (or however long you expect stockpile to last) and then turning in on stockpile in Jan? More often than not, our Jan-March stockpile tests much better than our hay, PLUS the endophyte is not quite as hot the longer you stockpile it. Several years we have new growth starting in the stockpile by early March that helps boost the quallity as well. We calve in the Fall and try to feed second cutting from about mid Oct-New Years and then kick them out on stockpile afterwards with some first cutting just to give them the option. They'll go from eating 3 bales a day to a bale a week. Pretty sure they don't need it, but we don't have to worry if the weather turns bad that way. We always put the first cut bales in the weedy spots so we can clear them out and seed them all at the same time. Just a thought for you to consider. It works extremely well for us. If we see we are going to have any excess hay, the Feb-March market for hay is usually selling for a premium at that time. [/QUOTE]
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