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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1796897" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>I'd be willing to bet just about anything that the cattle on GJ's are leaving behind alot more uneaten grass than your's are... and that's OK, if that's how you want to operate, so you only move on a 7-10 day schedule. However, as indicated, the "trade off" is that "they're eating the fresh bits which is bad for future growth".... and perhaps even more impactful, because of this,</p><p>1. the roots of the grass are being shortened with each of those "eating the fresh bits"</p><p>2. which reduces root exudates,</p><p>3. which reduces soil carbon capture,</p><p>4. which reduces soil organic matter,</p><p>5. which reduces biological activity,</p><p>6. which in turn reduces water infiltration</p><p>7. and water holding capacity,</p><p>8. which reduces the amount of grass that can be grown.</p><p></p><p>These are the "compounding and cascading effects" that Allen Williams talks about. Greg understands this... and he's not willing to "sacrifice" these benefits for the convenience of less labor through much longer grazing periods.</p><p></p><p>If they are given enough pasture so that you'd able to achieve as much "left behind them" as Greg does on a pasture large enough to accomplish that after 10 days, you'd absolutely end up with a high amount of selective grazing... The animals will also be spread out in their grazing alot more, so you will end up with less desirable levels of "hoof impact" and less "trampling of residues onto the soil surface" than is optimal (both are positive impacts, AT THE RIGHT LEVEL, another benefit that he is attempting to accomplish) and the "soil health benefits" will still end up being diminished.</p><p></p><p>Greg knows his trade... he's a grass farmer, and the cattle are his "precision tool" to accomplish that. He dials in that tool to maximize all of the benefits that he is after.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1796897, member: 39018"] I'd be willing to bet just about anything that the cattle on GJ's are leaving behind alot more uneaten grass than your's are... and that's OK, if that's how you want to operate, so you only move on a 7-10 day schedule. However, as indicated, the "trade off" is that "they're eating the fresh bits which is bad for future growth".... and perhaps even more impactful, because of this, 1. the roots of the grass are being shortened with each of those "eating the fresh bits" 2. which reduces root exudates, 3. which reduces soil carbon capture, 4. which reduces soil organic matter, 5. which reduces biological activity, 6. which in turn reduces water infiltration 7. and water holding capacity, 8. which reduces the amount of grass that can be grown. These are the "compounding and cascading effects" that Allen Williams talks about. Greg understands this... and he's not willing to "sacrifice" these benefits for the convenience of less labor through much longer grazing periods. If they are given enough pasture so that you'd able to achieve as much "left behind them" as Greg does on a pasture large enough to accomplish that after 10 days, you'd absolutely end up with a high amount of selective grazing... The animals will also be spread out in their grazing alot more, so you will end up with less desirable levels of "hoof impact" and less "trampling of residues onto the soil surface" than is optimal (both are positive impacts, AT THE RIGHT LEVEL, another benefit that he is attempting to accomplish) and the "soil health benefits" will still end up being diminished. Greg knows his trade... he's a grass farmer, and the cattle are his "precision tool" to accomplish that. He dials in that tool to maximize all of the benefits that he is after. [/QUOTE]
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