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Regen Ag General Discussion
Breaking cultivation layer
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7388009" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>I can see nothing wrong with a in/out grazing system, in fact the complete opposite, in simple terms, if grass grows at 1/2in a day, if cattle on that grass, you lose 1/2 in of grass. Cattle will always browse across 'yesterdays' grazing, if given the chance, it's that fresh growth they want, perhaps more importantly, it's selective browsing, hitting what they 'like', so the regrowth is 'uneven', putting the advantage towards the 'disliked' grass. One of the best things i have learnt on this subject, is a very simple one, if you force cattle to graze longer, in a paddock/field, they will graze nice grass down to the soil, but 'nasty' grass is left as the residual, and the mix alters the 'wrong' way. Controlled tight grazing, taking every grass down to soil, on the other hand, giving the better grasses an equal start, and actually improving the mix.</p><p>Uncle used to graze his channel island milkers on grass, as in the video above, by necessity, as his farm would dry out every year, they milked on it as well, the B&W which replaced them didn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7388009, member: 86168"] I can see nothing wrong with a in/out grazing system, in fact the complete opposite, in simple terms, if grass grows at 1/2in a day, if cattle on that grass, you lose 1/2 in of grass. Cattle will always browse across 'yesterdays' grazing, if given the chance, it's that fresh growth they want, perhaps more importantly, it's selective browsing, hitting what they 'like', so the regrowth is 'uneven', putting the advantage towards the 'disliked' grass. One of the best things i have learnt on this subject, is a very simple one, if you force cattle to graze longer, in a paddock/field, they will graze nice grass down to the soil, but 'nasty' grass is left as the residual, and the mix alters the 'wrong' way. Controlled tight grazing, taking every grass down to soil, on the other hand, giving the better grasses an equal start, and actually improving the mix. Uncle used to graze his channel island milkers on grass, as in the video above, by necessity, as his farm would dry out every year, they milked on it as well, the B&W which replaced them didn't. [/QUOTE]
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