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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1731987" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>There is a guy in GA whom I have visited several times. He is sort of an innovative but quiet leader type. He uses a lot of animal manure. One of his go-to blends to put weight on weaned steers is sunn hemp, cow peas, a sudan hybrid (BMR) and maybe some grazing corn. He does not graze it until it gets tall. He rotates in and out with a high level of emphasis on protecting the forage. The longevity of the higher protein is the cow peas but the sunn hemp and other species "carry" the vines to make it work quite well. The scary part to me was the concentration of nitrates in the forage and he offered the results of his forage tests. But his cattle are apparently adjusted to that via the same spreading amounts on all pastures. Naïve cattle brought in would likely die. </p><p></p><p>Like some said, graze too soon and there is going to be little chance to extend the grazing rotations. But in a blend you have a lot of better options. I am not a purist dealing with forages. Blends will be there whether you want them or not. Nature abhors a monoculture. Might as well do more to choose the mix.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1731987, member: 24565"] There is a guy in GA whom I have visited several times. He is sort of an innovative but quiet leader type. He uses a lot of animal manure. One of his go-to blends to put weight on weaned steers is sunn hemp, cow peas, a sudan hybrid (BMR) and maybe some grazing corn. He does not graze it until it gets tall. He rotates in and out with a high level of emphasis on protecting the forage. The longevity of the higher protein is the cow peas but the sunn hemp and other species "carry" the vines to make it work quite well. The scary part to me was the concentration of nitrates in the forage and he offered the results of his forage tests. But his cattle are apparently adjusted to that via the same spreading amounts on all pastures. Naïve cattle brought in would likely die. Like some said, graze too soon and there is going to be little chance to extend the grazing rotations. But in a blend you have a lot of better options. I am not a purist dealing with forages. Blends will be there whether you want them or not. Nature abhors a monoculture. Might as well do more to choose the mix. [/QUOTE]
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