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<blockquote data-quote="Dusty Britches" data-source="post: 1796933" data-attributes="member: 1900"><p>I think everyone has some good advice but to blindly follow someone without critically thinking about what they said or advise, is cult-tish. His idea of hot wires is good and leasing is good but moving cows every day? barf. </p><p></p><p>I think it is incredibly inefficient to move cattle AND hot wires every day, and even much less so twice a day. I tried that for about a week because I'm a little slow or stubborn. There are much better things I can and should do with my time. </p><p></p><p>I've talked to many different ranches, NCRS, and extension agents about this in Texas. Following the Noble Research Farms on their "regenerative" ranching journey has been very insightful. They are presenting a lot of different things they are trying, options depending upon the terrain and ranch characteristics. Noble Research and the rest have all said the same thing - moving once a week between 8+ paddocks is a much more efficient use of time and accomplishes the same goal. And my hot wires - I do not take down and move. They pretty much stay put until I need to do work across multiple paddocks. My perimeter fences are 5 strand barb wire. </p><p></p><p>This is working well for me and even during last summer - fall's drought I did not have to cull or feed hay until November. My grass was a little shorter than I like in November but it is recovering well now.</p><p></p><p>My next goal is to move away from feeding hay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dusty Britches, post: 1796933, member: 1900"] I think everyone has some good advice but to blindly follow someone without critically thinking about what they said or advise, is cult-tish. His idea of hot wires is good and leasing is good but moving cows every day? barf. I think it is incredibly inefficient to move cattle AND hot wires every day, and even much less so twice a day. I tried that for about a week because I'm a little slow or stubborn. There are much better things I can and should do with my time. I've talked to many different ranches, NCRS, and extension agents about this in Texas. Following the Noble Research Farms on their "regenerative" ranching journey has been very insightful. They are presenting a lot of different things they are trying, options depending upon the terrain and ranch characteristics. Noble Research and the rest have all said the same thing - moving once a week between 8+ paddocks is a much more efficient use of time and accomplishes the same goal. And my hot wires - I do not take down and move. They pretty much stay put until I need to do work across multiple paddocks. My perimeter fences are 5 strand barb wire. This is working well for me and even during last summer - fall's drought I did not have to cull or feed hay until November. My grass was a little shorter than I like in November but it is recovering well now. My next goal is to move away from feeding hay. [/QUOTE]
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