Pasture and Swath Grazing

[perfecho]

But by the results your friend is getting, I have a lot to learn......

[grassfarmer]

The baling up is something I'd considered too - definitely a way to preserve quality and reduce weather risk. And using ring feeders to limit the waste I like also. I don't think some people's systems are properly thought through with regard to cost effectiveness - all too often the easiest system is picked. I know of one guy bale grazing at the moment with purchased $80 bales - costing $2.66 a day for the hay only.

[DGoodrich]

If the cows aren't doing well on a feed - any feed - it's not necessarily the varieties in the feed, but the nutrients. If your soil isn't healthy and/or you don't fertilize to compensate for what's lacking in the soil, the forage crop will be lacking as well. The mixture can be whatever you want it to be, doesn't mean it's nutritious. Think of buying produce at the store - in a bag of carrots one might taste sweet and the rest could be like eating cardboard.

[perfecho]

Thanks Darcy, something to ponder.....