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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7859703" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>looking forward, N is probably useful, if targeted at fist cut, l think there is some correlation with N and grass protein, N helps protein in grass. We have had very good responses to sulphur, and going forward, we were going to use N + Sulphur, a rethink in progress.</p><p> While clover can/will produce enough N for grass requirements, it doesn't kick in early enough for 1st cut. Again, looking forward, to reduce reliance on purchased protein, 1st cut, in particular, needs to be high quality, in fact, all fodder needs to be high quality, but clover is on form then.</p><p> Now it is not beyond possibilities, that ag products, increase in value, so we can afford to buy expensive N again, that may well include politics, in that equation. But generally we will be looking hard, at early season growth. For protein in fodder, it may be that we need to look 'outside' the box, and grow separate, different crops, specifically, for protein, such as r clover, lucerne, or something entirely different, no doubt, we will be bombarded with alternative crops, probably by ex fertiliser reps.</p><p> It could be as simple as changing the quality focus from 1st cut, to later ones, or, as we say, arse about face. There is no doubt alternative measures will be worked out, because they have to be, or it's back to fertiliser. We are trying this balsana clover, which may, or may not, help, through it's earliness, time will tell, and other crops may help, we don't know.</p><p> Certainly farming is changing, and many of the chemical fixes, have to be questioned, as to we really need them, or not. The other point we have to realise, enough food has to be produced, to feed populations, and if farmers cannot produce enough, guvs will return to those chemical fixes, they have no choice, food will always win, over the environment, if it gets to that stage. The secret, is to avoid that dilemma.</p><p></p><p>Now, for the stupidest ag research result, of this week, confirms the longer a milking cow stays in a herd, the more profitable it is, wish they would pay me, to deliver pearls of wisdom, l could have told them 30 yrs ago ! The av milking cow, lasts 2.2 lacs, they were looking at 5.5 lacs, l would think anything over 2.2 would an increase profit, we are just under 5.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7859703, member: 86168"] looking forward, N is probably useful, if targeted at fist cut, l think there is some correlation with N and grass protein, N helps protein in grass. We have had very good responses to sulphur, and going forward, we were going to use N + Sulphur, a rethink in progress. While clover can/will produce enough N for grass requirements, it doesn't kick in early enough for 1st cut. Again, looking forward, to reduce reliance on purchased protein, 1st cut, in particular, needs to be high quality, in fact, all fodder needs to be high quality, but clover is on form then. Now it is not beyond possibilities, that ag products, increase in value, so we can afford to buy expensive N again, that may well include politics, in that equation. But generally we will be looking hard, at early season growth. For protein in fodder, it may be that we need to look 'outside' the box, and grow separate, different crops, specifically, for protein, such as r clover, lucerne, or something entirely different, no doubt, we will be bombarded with alternative crops, probably by ex fertiliser reps. It could be as simple as changing the quality focus from 1st cut, to later ones, or, as we say, arse about face. There is no doubt alternative measures will be worked out, because they have to be, or it's back to fertiliser. We are trying this balsana clover, which may, or may not, help, through it's earliness, time will tell, and other crops may help, we don't know. Certainly farming is changing, and many of the chemical fixes, have to be questioned, as to we really need them, or not. The other point we have to realise, enough food has to be produced, to feed populations, and if farmers cannot produce enough, guvs will return to those chemical fixes, they have no choice, food will always win, over the environment, if it gets to that stage. The secret, is to avoid that dilemma. Now, for the stupidest ag research result, of this week, confirms the longer a milking cow stays in a herd, the more profitable it is, wish they would pay me, to deliver pearls of wisdom, l could have told them 30 yrs ago ! The av milking cow, lasts 2.2 lacs, they were looking at 5.5 lacs, l would think anything over 2.2 would an increase profit, we are just under 5. [/QUOTE]
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