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what did you lose in the Big Freeze?
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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 1678311" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Yeah, you know that varies depending on ones true purpose for planting. Fence baled his so didn't make as much hay which might really come in handy in a few months to feed or sell, whichever route one takes. But yes, oats around here flourished after the snow then slowed growth when that moisture played out. Didn't grow a lot in the fall as it was short moisture then also. The corn around here looks to be uneven too. Most was in the ground several weeks before it got a good rain. </p><p></p><p>Myself, I've stopped planting because I've cut the herd down to numbers where normal winter pasture us usually enough, supplemented by a little hay. This year took more hay because the fall was dry and normal winter pasture didn't thrive till after the 2 snows we got in February. Cutting Spring hay is still questionable for me. I don't like putting up subpar hay just for the sake of haying and what I have is a bit thin (and unfertilized). I've still got enough from prior years to make it through another winter and I've come to believe in letting the cows "bale" it works for me. What ever is "wasted" in the pastures really isn't wasted. It fuels next years growth. </p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" /> Oh my....SO not what the ag specialist/research gurus try/tried to teach us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 1678311, member: 7795"] Yeah, you know that varies depending on ones true purpose for planting. Fence baled his so didn't make as much hay which might really come in handy in a few months to feed or sell, whichever route one takes. But yes, oats around here flourished after the snow then slowed growth when that moisture played out. Didn't grow a lot in the fall as it was short moisture then also. The corn around here looks to be uneven too. Most was in the ground several weeks before it got a good rain. Myself, I've stopped planting because I've cut the herd down to numbers where normal winter pasture us usually enough, supplemented by a little hay. This year took more hay because the fall was dry and normal winter pasture didn't thrive till after the 2 snows we got in February. Cutting Spring hay is still questionable for me. I don't like putting up subpar hay just for the sake of haying and what I have is a bit thin (and unfertilized). I've still got enough from prior years to make it through another winter and I've come to believe in letting the cows "bale" it works for me. What ever is "wasted" in the pastures really isn't wasted. It fuels next years growth. :unsure: Oh my....SO not what the ag specialist/research gurus try/tried to teach us. :D [/QUOTE]
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