I try to wait till at least December but it is usually just whenever I need it. I like to just graze sections of it and take them off. I really like to graze small calves on it but this year they are so high I am not sure I will. I only do hayfields and the wheat helps the hay quality in the spring cutting.pricefarm":3sffruho said:Kenny when do u start grazing the wheat? Do u just turn them in and let them graze it down then take them off of it or just leave them on it?
shaz":1s5m8ize said:No-tilled 25 acres in wheat this past weekend. Wondering if I grazed the pasure low enough though?
I have not used rye so I really am not sure about the winter kill, its just what I have always been told. I usually graze some small calves on it all winter and then it comes out and is in the hay with the fescue, orchard grass, bluegrass and whatever else happens to be there. Just a fairly cheap addition to the fields. I dont do but 15 acres or so.Dogs and Cows":gkstd5fy said:Interesting info...I over seeded cereal rye on Aug 31. We have had good rain since. I am just south of you guys...and here they say it should be ready to graze mid Nov. I am hoping it will really cut down on my hay feeding...as long as this winter is not like the last. I am interested in your comment Kenny about the winter kill...I was told that Rye was better. Of course I have no personal data or experience but if Wheat is better I would switch over to it in the future. Do you see a big difference? Have you been able to graze through most of the winter in the past? Thanks!!
Tim
kenny thomas":zftatk21 said:I have not used rye so I really am not sure about the winter kill, its just what I have always been told. I usually graze some small calves on it all winter and then it comes out and is in the hay with the fescue, orchard grass, bluegrass and whatever else happens to be there. Just a fairly cheap addition to the fields. I dont do but 15 acres or so.Dogs and Cows":zftatk21 said:Interesting info...I over seeded cereal rye on Aug 31. We have had good rain since. I am just south of you guys...and here they say it should be ready to graze mid Nov. I am hoping it will really cut down on my hay feeding...as long as this winter is not like the last. I am interested in your comment Kenny about the winter kill...I was told that Rye was better. Of course I have no personal data or experience but if Wheat is better I would switch over to it in the future. Do you see a big difference? Have you been able to graze through most of the winter in the past? Thanks!!
Tim
bigbull338":1javyl8d said:i hope yall are notilling 100lbs of wheat to the ac.remember to put your cows on HImag miners 3wks before you start grazing the wheat.or you could have bloat probs and loose some cows.
Cereal rye is planted at the rate of 90 to 100 lbs/acre. Ryegrass is planted at the rate of 25 to 30 lbs per acre. Most people drill in small grains. I have seen small grains broadcast on land that had been well disked, broadcast the seed and then harrowed to put the seed in contact with the soil.Dogs and Cows":sxszdafa said:That is just for wheat right...not cereal rye too? I have never read anything about rye. PDF...are you sowing the barley for winter grazing...or for spring? Down here I was told that I could graze my rye come Thanksgiving time...I am hoping that this will cut down on my hay expenses. I simply broadcast and then lightly disced 100#s to the acre. Do you have any other suggestions???
Thanks!
Tim