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for something as simple as feeding a cow grass, only farmers could so vastly complicate it, to the extremes. It's more about utilising the grass, in the best way, without pounding it to hell. Grass growth is governed by time of year, moisture, and fertility, all very changeable, and unreliable. For us, with dairy cows, we think the best way, is to 'follow' the natural growth chart of the grass, and try and make sure it's a 12/24 hr, max on that patch, don't always quite get the 12/24, but not far out. That gives a sort of decent rest, and very flexible, we can jump paddocks etc. the important bit, is to think under the ground, is just as important as what you can see above ground, it has to be thought of as a circle, and treated as such. There isn't really a right, or wrong way, it's perhaps more instinct, and observation.
What l do know, is that we have probably wasted thousands of pounds, over the years, on grass seeds and fert, which we are now only just beginning to realise. 'There's more than one way, to skin a cat', as the old saying, very correctly, states, and that applies to farming, incredibly well.
What l do know, is that we have probably wasted thousands of pounds, over the years, on grass seeds and fert, which we are now only just beginning to realise. 'There's more than one way, to skin a cat', as the old saying, very correctly, states, and that applies to farming, incredibly well.