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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 581320" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>How many cows are you talking about? A 20 acre field is not very big, and if you're talking about more than a few animals, I believe I would have to reconsider this option. I would be very reluctant to graze an established alfalfa field - let alone a new field - due to the fact that cows have set habits, have a tendency to establish cow paths, and those cow paths are going to trample out a fair amount of alfalfa - not to mention putting a fair amount of stress on the field due to grazing. The newer an alfalfa field it, the more sensitive it is to stress. There is also the factor of the cow paths/hoof prints raising hell with the machinery next summer while cutting, raking, and baling that field. I don't think I would go this route.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 581320, member: 539"] How many cows are you talking about? A 20 acre field is not very big, and if you're talking about more than a few animals, I believe I would have to reconsider this option. I would be very reluctant to graze an established alfalfa field - let alone a new field - due to the fact that cows have set habits, have a tendency to establish cow paths, and those cow paths are going to trample out a fair amount of alfalfa - not to mention putting a fair amount of stress on the field due to grazing. The newer an alfalfa field it, the more sensitive it is to stress. There is also the factor of the cow paths/hoof prints raising hell with the machinery next summer while cutting, raking, and baling that field. I don't think I would go this route. [/QUOTE]
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