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<blockquote data-quote="Douglas" data-source="post: 1029728" data-attributes="member: 8840"><p>What does the term "stockpiling fescue" mean and how does one go about doing it?</p><p>The term "stockpiled" simply means accumulating early fall growth of tall fescue for grazing at a later time such as in late fall and/or early winter. The advantages of stockpiling are numerous. Allowing cows to harvest their own forage costs 30-50% less than harvesting the forage as hay and feeding it back to them. In addition, nutrients of grazed forages are usually higher than those in stored forages. Several studies have shown properly fertilized stockpiled fescue forage to contain 12-14% protein and 60% or more total digestible nutrients (TDN). In research conducted at the University of Missouri, beef cattle wintering costs were reduced by $100/hd by utilizing a combination of stockpiled tall fescue and hay versus when hay alone was used. To stockpile tall fescue, old seed heads and low quality summer growth should be removed by clipping or close grazing in mid-August to early September. This stimulates new forage growth high in nutrient content. Remove the cows. If weather conditions are favorable, apply 40-80 lbs/ac. nitrogen in late August or early September to optimize fall growth of the fescue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Douglas, post: 1029728, member: 8840"] What does the term “stockpiling fescue” mean and how does one go about doing it? The term “stockpiled” simply means accumulating early fall growth of tall fescue for grazing at a later time such as in late fall and/or early winter. The advantages of stockpiling are numerous. Allowing cows to harvest their own forage costs 30-50% less than harvesting the forage as hay and feeding it back to them. In addition, nutrients of grazed forages are usually higher than those in stored forages. Several studies have shown properly fertilized stockpiled fescue forage to contain 12-14% protein and 60% or more total digestible nutrients (TDN). In research conducted at the University of Missouri, beef cattle wintering costs were reduced by $100/hd by utilizing a combination of stockpiled tall fescue and hay versus when hay alone was used. To stockpile tall fescue, old seed heads and low quality summer growth should be removed by clipping or close grazing in mid-August to early September. This stimulates new forage growth high in nutrient content. Remove the cows. If weather conditions are favorable, apply 40-80 lbs/ac. nitrogen in late August or early September to optimize fall growth of the fescue. [/QUOTE]
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