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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1755378" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>This may be highly debated but I would sacrifice up the least productive ground for a short period the let the other areas get a head of the cattle. </p><p></p><p>As an example, I have a place like 10 min from my house. A week ago or when ever we got 1.7". The next day I moved all the cattle in to a brush pasture that is mainly ROWs. They mainly just scround around on what comes up in the trees or brush. Good thing is, there is quite a bit of shade. That pasture makes up maybe 10% of the whole property. I'll call it pasture A.</p><p></p><p>Adjoining is it a wide open field that is probably the most productive on the property and is in the best condition. It has probably a solid foot of grass standing that was burnt up. It probably makes up 20% of the grazing, in acres, not productivity. We will call it pasture B. </p><p></p><p>My guess is the cattle will go least 2-3 weeks in pasture A after the rain, before it is shot. I will then open up pasture B and it will have greened up and put on new growth by then. It would not surprise me to get 30-60 days of grazing off it with out eating it down too hard. </p><p></p><p>At that point, I will start evaluating the remaining 70% and make plans to move through it. I've seen some good regrowth in it already. It could be burnt up but there will be standing grass by the time I need it.</p><p></p><p>Basically I'm sacrificing up a small portion to let the bigger portion get out ahead of the cattle. If we get any moisture through that process it will be smooth sailing. </p><p></p><p>Portable water and moving hot wires is not in the cards for me. Plus, I would debate if it's as productive in this particular instance. In my opinion you need some resemblance of consistant rainfall for those programs. This plan has worked well for us in the past when you get one shot of rain and have to make the most out of it because you do not know when the next may be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1755378, member: 6291"] This may be highly debated but I would sacrifice up the least productive ground for a short period the let the other areas get a head of the cattle. As an example, I have a place like 10 min from my house. A week ago or when ever we got 1.7". The next day I moved all the cattle in to a brush pasture that is mainly ROWs. They mainly just scround around on what comes up in the trees or brush. Good thing is, there is quite a bit of shade. That pasture makes up maybe 10% of the whole property. I'll call it pasture A. Adjoining is it a wide open field that is probably the most productive on the property and is in the best condition. It has probably a solid foot of grass standing that was burnt up. It probably makes up 20% of the grazing, in acres, not productivity. We will call it pasture B. My guess is the cattle will go least 2-3 weeks in pasture A after the rain, before it is shot. I will then open up pasture B and it will have greened up and put on new growth by then. It would not surprise me to get 30-60 days of grazing off it with out eating it down too hard. At that point, I will start evaluating the remaining 70% and make plans to move through it. I've seen some good regrowth in it already. It could be burnt up but there will be standing grass by the time I need it. Basically I'm sacrificing up a small portion to let the bigger portion get out ahead of the cattle. If we get any moisture through that process it will be smooth sailing. Portable water and moving hot wires is not in the cards for me. Plus, I would debate if it's as productive in this particular instance. In my opinion you need some resemblance of consistant rainfall for those programs. This plan has worked well for us in the past when you get one shot of rain and have to make the most out of it because you do not know when the next may be. [/QUOTE]
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