dontknowanything
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I heard they were buying a cross slot?
I heard they were buying a cross slot?
There are more severe & nasty cases to become obsessive about....Has anyone got an automatic electric-fence gate-opening system for their mob grazing? Gabe Brown showed us his solar-powered spring-loaded arrangement when we were over there last month and I know Neil Dennis uses half a dozen for his six-times-daily moves in Canada. I'd like to get something similar in place for next grazing season, but have drawn a blank talking to people over here. The basic idea was to set up multiple moves every morning, with one move in the am and several in the pm as the grass gets sweeter with the sunlight on it.
Warning to anyone thinking about moving into mob-grazing...there's a danger of becoming obsessive as you see the benefits the system brings...
I spent an afternoon with the Script writers and Graham Harvey last year explaining to them what we are up to on the farm. I never listen to it but Dad gives me reports every now and again about what they are up to. Graham is a good bloke but sometimes I think he's got a distorted view of farming. Still I guess its good to see some coverage of what some more soil focused farmers are up to.
Just to blow my own trumpet, I had a good chat with Graham Harvey the other day too......Sounds like The Archers are going crazy for mob grazing, herbal leys and zero tilling now, you've obviously done a good job on the script-writers Tim!
What's in the cover crop mix @BSH?They seem ok on it. Hadnt heard that it shouldnt be done ( or that it was bad for sheep) Ignorance is bliss as they say! The cover has kept them going when the ground is not too wet so less poaching and it has filled the gap before the grass got/gets moving.
I am intending to follow with a summer cover crop.