When you only have a bit you have to do your best with all of it
as @farmerclare keeps telling me
as @farmerclare keeps telling me
I couldn't entertain that I'm afraid
I couldn't entertain that I'm afraid
Must say I look at the allocation some give their stock and think that our lot would never put up with thatI think it's (mostly) a "farmer" thing. On the Holistic Planned Grazing course it was said that generally new to farming farmers usually give stock a bigger allocation of feed in a paddock than farmers. Bad habits or a mindset of scarcity maybe.
Might do it some good to get a kick in the pants. Take it down and let it regrow. That’s what I did and it came back better than before. It is a risk- i.e it could get really wet and cold and not grow, or it could be the best thing for your sward. I have a lot of rusty looking grass and the stock are loving it.Second opinion required please?
Getting "untoward acceleration" job going on here (eating more grass than growing). Weaned lambs onto red clover mowing ground, selling lambs/culls etc.
Checked deferred grazing paddock below, which has had 64 days rest, was hoping to leave another round (30 day), but grass going flat and looks like rust mold setting in. So thinking of grazing now?
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Plan was to use as deferred grazing/sacrificial field for cows/calves Oct Nov to reduce housing cost, but don't think the grass will stand much longer.If it were me I would get it grazed. Look at the leaves and think how efficient they are at photosynthesising at the moment. By grazing that and resting your other paddocks you will probably be concerting a lot more sunlight into feed especially at the moment when the grass is growing well
How many acres?Second opinion required please?
Getting "untoward acceleration" job going on here (eating more grass than growing). Weaned lambs onto red clover mowing ground, selling lambs/culls etc.
Checked deferred grazing paddock below, which has had 64 days rest, was hoping to leave another round (30 day), but grass going flat and looks like rust mold setting in. So thinking of grazing now?
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Earlier than usual because of the fires ?Smokey as heck here. Everything’s shutting down and yellowing up.
Mixing and matching the stock is tricky. I just pulled some cows that are due to calve in 3 weeks. ( could be earlier). Gave them the best grazing on the farm. You’d think I tied them up and left them alone the way everyone is carrying on.It feels like 'spring' today, not even "farmer's spring" where the wind blows the rain up your trouser-legs .
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This is where I do a fair bit of "thinking"
I think we might boot out these grazing calves, because we kinda "need to" have our yearlings apart from the heifers for a couple of months and it would be good to have a bit of space for lambing.
I think the regenerative thing to do is to forgo a bit of income now, let the grass have a rest, and stock up when we have too much grass.
Rain and grey days mean we aren't really having September growth rates yet, so I need to watch the recovery of the plants
Five months.Feck, you have a short season, alright
No, actually pretty nice out this year. Last two years we’ve had snow by now, and rainy September’s. Pretty dry this year. Just Smokey enough things arent drying down good to harvest.Earlier than usual because of the fires ?
Our heifers don't give a hoot, but their calves are still bawling away merrily.Mixing and matching the stock is tricky. I just pulled some cows that are due to calve in 3 weeks. ( could be earlier). Gave them the best grazing on the farm. You’d think I tied them up and left them alone the way everyone is carrying on.
Nose flapsOur heifers don't give a hoot, but their calves are still bawling away merrily.
Reminds me of @holwellcourtfarm's "mooing chimney" quote, as our stock seldom kick off, it is quite a thing to hear animals when we're not outside with them .
Odd that sometimes you can give them what you think is the best grazing and they are not happy but give them what you think is a load of rubbish and they are happy.Mixing and matching the stock is tricky. I just pulled some cows that are due to calve in 3 weeks. ( could be earlier). Gave them the best grazing on the farm. You’d think I tied them up and left them alone the way everyone is carrying on.
They are quiet tonight. The main issue is that they could see the others from up on high, I think.Nose flaps