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The "NO HAY" approach
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<blockquote data-quote="novatech" data-source="post: 732786" data-attributes="member: 5494"><p>A 75% stocking rate will usually allow for proper management of forage. Buying stockers is a gamble but it beats feeding hay. I have sold off excess forage as hay. For that matter I would rather mow down excess forage than feed hay. In some areas it can be held over as standing forage. If you have your own hay meadow costs can be cut by simply leaving the last cut standing and allowing cows to graze it. That ends up being no cost hay. Most of the time it eliminates the spring fertilizer application.</p><p>Some grasses make better stockpiled forage than others. For me Tifton 85 and bluestem work the best. A shot of liquid N gives it a boost of protein just before first frost. It will retain decent nutrients until about February. You just have to find the one that will work the best for you if any.</p><p>Rye that reseeds it self works good. There is flat out nothing better than clover.</p><p>A lot depends on how much time you have to devote to management.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novatech, post: 732786, member: 5494"] A 75% stocking rate will usually allow for proper management of forage. Buying stockers is a gamble but it beats feeding hay. I have sold off excess forage as hay. For that matter I would rather mow down excess forage than feed hay. In some areas it can be held over as standing forage. If you have your own hay meadow costs can be cut by simply leaving the last cut standing and allowing cows to graze it. That ends up being no cost hay. Most of the time it eliminates the spring fertilizer application. Some grasses make better stockpiled forage than others. For me Tifton 85 and bluestem work the best. A shot of liquid N gives it a boost of protein just before first frost. It will retain decent nutrients until about February. You just have to find the one that will work the best for you if any. Rye that reseeds it self works good. There is flat out nothing better than clover. A lot depends on how much time you have to devote to management. [/QUOTE]
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