I've never swath grazed myself but have a friend that
winters a large herd of cows exclusively on swaths.
He moves fence once a day but twice a day in very
cold weather (so they clean it up before they trample
it and it freezes down)
I believe that would be the way to limit wastage but
again there is a cost and commitment in time. The
other extreme is the guys that give them a quarter
section at a time.
I move fence on my winter grazing cows at times and
it's not a job i'm fond of. Packing a cordless drill,
posts, reels and wading through deep snow in very
cold weather isn't my idea of fun.
winters a large herd of cows exclusively on swaths.
He moves fence once a day but twice a day in very
cold weather (so they clean it up before they trample
it and it freezes down)
I believe that would be the way to limit wastage but
again there is a cost and commitment in time. The
other extreme is the guys that give them a quarter
section at a time.
I move fence on my winter grazing cows at times and
it's not a job i'm fond of. Packing a cordless drill,
posts, reels and wading through deep snow in very
cold weather isn't my idea of fun.
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