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<blockquote data-quote="CJohnson" data-source="post: 781690" data-attributes="member: 13695"><p>I have been stockpiling coastal for several years now. It is my experience that you need to graze short or cut for hay the pasture that you want to stockpile so that you have fresh growth. You need to fertilize it in some way, either chicken litter earlier in the season or regular fertilizer. Put it out about 8 weeks before average frost. Doing it this way your protein level will be adequate for dry pregnant cows. If lactating you will have to supplement or have small grain / ryegrass to go with it. If you have a bunch of grass that is inadequate in quality, you can plant small grain or turnips next to the field, use electric fence to give them a little green with a section of dormant grass. Works really well with turnips because there is so little fiber in them, they will eat poor grass for the fiber. You can also broadcast ryegrass / clover on top of the stockpiled grass right in front of the cows and let them trample plant it. This only works if you have electric fence to confine them so that they only have 1-2 days worth of grass. I would only do this in Oct - Nov, Dec is probably too late. If you just give them rank dormant grass it that has not been fertilized and is too mature, it will likely be inadequate in protein and energy. Try to graze the worst first, watch the stool and supplement with protein if needed. Protein tubs or cubes work okay. If the stool is not stacking and condition okay then just don't graze it too short and you will be okay. Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CJohnson, post: 781690, member: 13695"] I have been stockpiling coastal for several years now. It is my experience that you need to graze short or cut for hay the pasture that you want to stockpile so that you have fresh growth. You need to fertilize it in some way, either chicken litter earlier in the season or regular fertilizer. Put it out about 8 weeks before average frost. Doing it this way your protein level will be adequate for dry pregnant cows. If lactating you will have to supplement or have small grain / ryegrass to go with it. If you have a bunch of grass that is inadequate in quality, you can plant small grain or turnips next to the field, use electric fence to give them a little green with a section of dormant grass. Works really well with turnips because there is so little fiber in them, they will eat poor grass for the fiber. You can also broadcast ryegrass / clover on top of the stockpiled grass right in front of the cows and let them trample plant it. This only works if you have electric fence to confine them so that they only have 1-2 days worth of grass. I would only do this in Oct - Nov, Dec is probably too late. If you just give them rank dormant grass it that has not been fertilized and is too mature, it will likely be inadequate in protein and energy. Try to graze the worst first, watch the stool and supplement with protein if needed. Protein tubs or cubes work okay. If the stool is not stacking and condition okay then just don't graze it too short and you will be okay. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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