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The "NO HAY" approach
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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 732756" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>One important thing I think we are leaving out in this discussion is the stocking rate. I have successfully done the no hay approach with one pair per 4 acres but there are 8 months of the year where the forage is under utilized and it just don't seem right to have that much extra forage.</p><p></p><p>What worked well for me was to graph the forage production by month and yield. This gave me a good idea of where the weak areas were in my grazing system and gave me an idea as to what my fields need to be composed of. After I did this I tried filling in the blanks and set my calving based on when the most nutrious forages would overlap and peak at or near their third month and forward. Unfortunately I haven't been able to consistantly and economically fill a 3-4 month void in this system. Hence hay. Fescue would do this but unfortunately we can't grow it here but I'm still trying other things in hopes of finding this holy grail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 732756, member: 4362"] One important thing I think we are leaving out in this discussion is the stocking rate. I have successfully done the no hay approach with one pair per 4 acres but there are 8 months of the year where the forage is under utilized and it just don't seem right to have that much extra forage. What worked well for me was to graph the forage production by month and yield. This gave me a good idea of where the weak areas were in my grazing system and gave me an idea as to what my fields need to be composed of. After I did this I tried filling in the blanks and set my calving based on when the most nutrious forages would overlap and peak at or near their third month and forward. Unfortunately I haven't been able to consistantly and economically fill a 3-4 month void in this system. Hence hay. Fescue would do this but unfortunately we can't grow it here but I'm still trying other things in hopes of finding this holy grail. [/QUOTE]
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