I did this type of grazing over 10 years ago for years. It works amazing! I would suggest adding chickens to your operation to follow the cattle. They will add even more fertilizer, scratch up any hay residue, and reduce parasites while you make your farm way more profitable.
Really appreciate the experience and honest answers. Sometimes, all that seems to be said in presentations are the virtues of holistic farming but without facts, experiences, and numbers.So really appreciated this presentation. 😊
Unrolling the hay in areas is a great way to spread out the fertility, give smaller/lower status animals a place at the "table", and create places for animals to lay down. Unrolling can be just unrolling downhill or using a machine/vehicle to unroll the bale.
Can someone give me opinion if I am doing this right. I have 10 cows and I am seeding for this spring . I have a lot of bare ground. I am going to seed the 1 acre at a time and spread hay to feed the cows to trample in the seeds. I would feed them there for 3 to 4 days and then move them to the next acre. Any suggestions. Thanks
I have seen the results of bale grazing on my land and many others.The location of the bales I have seen always brings too high concentration of urine, manure, a thick wad of uneaten hay and trampled pasture areas that are roughly 10x the size of the bale. It results in no growth for a couple of years as well as compacted weedy soil. This isnt the right way to feed IMO.
I did this type of grazing over 10 years ago for years. It works amazing! I would suggest adding chickens to your operation to follow the cattle. They will add even more fertilizer, scratch up any hay residue, and reduce parasites while you make your farm way more profitable.
Really appreciate the experience and honest answers. Sometimes, all that seems to be said in presentations are the virtues of holistic farming but without facts, experiences, and numbers.So really appreciated this presentation. 😊
Unrolling the hay in areas is a great way to spread out the fertility, give smaller/lower status animals a place at the "table", and create places for animals to lay down. Unrolling can be just unrolling downhill or using a machine/vehicle to unroll the bale.
Good job guys. Very good presentation.
So many great ideas!
Can someone give me opinion if I am doing this right. I have 10 cows and I am seeding for this spring . I have a lot of bare ground. I am going to seed the 1 acre at a time and spread hay to feed the cows to trample in the seeds. I would feed them there for 3 to 4 days and then move them to the next acre. Any suggestions. Thanks
Thanks very much! Very informative
I have seen the results of bale grazing on my land and many others.The location of the bales I have seen always brings too high concentration of urine, manure, a thick wad of uneaten hay and trampled pasture areas that are roughly 10x the size of the bale. It results in no growth for a couple of years as well as compacted weedy soil. This isnt the right way to feed IMO.
Definitely need to put it in lower fertility areas.