What to plan for fall/winter grazing in N. Texas?

[SSS Angus]

Looking for suggestion on what to plant for fall & winter grazing. We will be planting roughly 60ac. and would like to plant 2-3 different stand that we can rotate on. Also it would be a plus to plant stands that we can pull the cows off of in early spring and get a cutting for some good hay. Were loacted in the north central Texas area so lets here the suggestions. TIA

 

[dcara]

Check with your AG agent for recommendations for your soil type but posssabilities are:

Oats - can graze earliest but not very cold hardy
Wheat - comes in later than oats and is more cold hardy
Rye - Comes in latest. Can graze from maybe Feb thru May but need to graze down or hay buy May so it doesn't stunt warm season grasses.

 

[Proverbs 12:10]

I am probably close to where you are. I have had some success(when we get rainfall) with planting ryegrass with clover in one pasture, wheat and oats in another, and usually cereal rye in another for our annual pastures. The oats will come up early and we will sometimes get some grazing off the ryegrass in late fall. During the coldest months the rye does best after the oats have been killed off. Again with some rain the ryegrass and wheat will come on strong in early spring with the ryegrass outlasting all the others into late spring. Soil test and lots of fertilizer are required. We are in the blackland and 18-46-0 is the best formula for most all of our pastures. Of course, if you are in the cross timbers or further east then yours maybe totally different.

 

[BRATUS]

I think is a good idea on different grasses in each pasture. I was thinking planting Rye and maybe some winter wheat on 2 acres.What would happen if you were to plant all the seeds mixed together would that be wise? I'm here in Houston.

 

[SSS Angus]

Im located just South West of Denton. The soil is sandy loam and it is also located in a flood area so it gets quite a bit of natural fertlize from mother nature. We were considering doing 20ac in oats, 20ac. in wheat and the last 20ac in rye. Are there any particular brands or varietys of seed that you all like?

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

Im located just South West of Denton. The soil is sandy loam and it is also located in a flood area so it gets quite a bit of natural fertlize from mother nature. We were considering doing 20ac in oats, 20ac. in wheat and the last 20ac in rye. Are there any particular brands or varietys of seed that you all like?

I grew up near FM 156 & SH 114. We had lot of clay in our "soil" and not much sand. In the Justin area, are you near Denton Creek or other "bottom land" that you have sandy loam?

Anyway, I'd think any combination of winter wheat, oats, ryegrass would work where you are. You can also go to website of http://www.geneticseed.com which is located in N central texas area. We purchased their "Faster Pasture" ryegrass mix to overseed our bermudagrass small pastures & paddocks here in our Panhandle location.

Since most of SW Denton county area is considered "dryland farming", I would have your seed on hand and then broadcast or drill it shortly before any showers or rain.

 

[SSS Angus]

Im located just South West of Denton. The soil is sandy loam and it is also located in a flood area so it gets quite a bit of natural fertlize from mother nature. We were considering doing 20ac in oats, 20ac. in wheat and the last 20ac in rye. Are there any particular brands or varietys of seed that you all like?

I grew up near FM 156 & SH 114. We had lot of clay in our "soil" and not much sand. In the Justin area, are you near Denton Creek or other "bottom land" that you have sandy loam?

Anyway, I'd think any combination of winter wheat, oats, ryegrass would work where you are. You can also go to website of http://www.geneticseed.com which is located in N central texas area. We purchased their "Faster Pasture" ryegrass mix to overseed our bermudagrass small pastures & paddocks here in our Panhandle location.

Since most of SW Denton county area is considered "dryland farming", I would have your seed on hand and then broadcast or drill it shortly before any showers or rain.

Yes, actually were inbetween Justin and Ponder. The land being cultivated does back up to denton creek. We have been getting good rains just about weekly here so we will be drilling/broadcasting shortly.