Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Wheat Field to Pasture
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="NorCalFarms" data-source="post: 152878" data-attributes="member: 2465"><p>I always plant in the spring, I wouldn't be afraid to plant in the fall if I could get it in right after wheat harvest (Aug-Sept) but we have harsh winters and I'm always busy doing field work elsewhere, and haying. I've always felt that spring seedings do better 'here', but you do loose some grazing the first year while the grass is getting established.</p><p>As far as grazing, I spray the field early so they stay clean and hay it at least once before grazing. This lets the plants get well established before the cows start tromping on them. I have planted a couple 20 acre places that were to small and out of the way to hay, we just let the grass grow until late fall and then grazed them. I also try and graze new grass when the water is off and it is dry, in the fall I will wait till the ground freezes, so the cows don't damage the plants. The first year it is all about letting the grass get well established and off to a good start, it will more than pay you back in the years to come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NorCalFarms, post: 152878, member: 2465"] I always plant in the spring, I wouldn't be afraid to plant in the fall if I could get it in right after wheat harvest (Aug-Sept) but we have harsh winters and I'm always busy doing field work elsewhere, and haying. I've always felt that spring seedings do better 'here', but you do loose some grazing the first year while the grass is getting established. As far as grazing, I spray the field early so they stay clean and hay it at least once before grazing. This lets the plants get well established before the cows start tromping on them. I have planted a couple 20 acre places that were to small and out of the way to hay, we just let the grass grow until late fall and then grazed them. I also try and graze new grass when the water is off and it is dry, in the fall I will wait till the ground freezes, so the cows don't damage the plants. The first year it is all about letting the grass get well established and off to a good start, it will more than pay you back in the years to come. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
Wheat Field to Pasture
Top