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Post by Glenn on Nov 24, 2015 7:39:19 GMT -6
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Post by mrvictordomino on Nov 24, 2015 12:18:51 GMT -6
Good article, amazing the extra capacity Kent is able to generate or cost savings due to this grazing system. Will be doing more of this here starting next spring after fencing and installation of water options.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2015 4:38:53 GMT -6
I have seen the pinwheel design here during a grass fed seminar at an urban farm. The issue was the cattle tend to ignore the far corners of the pinwheel while the center gets sloppy.
It is a system where you have to really rest a piece of land for longer than usual. Once the fecal load builds to a level the soil cannot handle you will have beautiful grass the cattle won't touch.
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Post by postoak1 on Nov 25, 2015 9:31:38 GMT -6
My son asked me last year"Dad, how many times are you going to cut a pasture in half? Before long we are going to have pastures just big enough to turn a tractor around in." It makes a big difference, but you can't hold Bahia grass long because it gets tough and lignifies after 3 or 4 weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2015 12:06:33 GMT -6
With my plant and soil types it is better for the cattle to let them travel to the forage with the highest nutritional value. Traveling a few miles daily trims the hooves, improves muscular structure, and calving ease.
I ran small pastures about a decade ago. Probably paid for the fence and gate dealer's new car that year. Eventually ripped out most of the cross fencing until deciding 5 acres was the smallest my soil could handle.
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