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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Fenwick" data-source="post: 8141932" data-attributes="member: 120460"><p>I think you're right. These things have happened before. All the old timers here will talk of the great drought of 76. or the great flood of blah bla.</p><p></p><p>But its now most years, so it's becoming the norm.</p><p></p><p>You don't have to listen to the experts. We can see it on our farms. Things flowering earlier, and the first cut of hay is nearly always in may. When before you would be impressed to do any hay before july.</p><p></p><p>As farmers we can see the species change, we are outside all the time. Animals from down south now settling here over winter. Other species are moving north.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Far from that yet. I have grazed some summer stockpile and I have plenty of hay left over from last year. </p><p>If I forcast feeding hay this summer (which is easy to do when we are grazing stockpile) then the date will be set for the animals to go then. </p><p></p><p>The animals which potentially may have to go have already been chosen. </p><p></p><p>Besides stocked feed is going to be costly to make this year. So a couple of animals less while the price is high may not be a bad thing.</p><p></p><p>and it is only may. So if it gets to raining, I might still end up with too much grass. Such are the joys of farming.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fenwick, post: 8141932, member: 120460"] I think you're right. These things have happened before. All the old timers here will talk of the great drought of 76. or the great flood of blah bla. But its now most years, so it's becoming the norm. You don't have to listen to the experts. We can see it on our farms. Things flowering earlier, and the first cut of hay is nearly always in may. When before you would be impressed to do any hay before july. As farmers we can see the species change, we are outside all the time. Animals from down south now settling here over winter. Other species are moving north. Far from that yet. I have grazed some summer stockpile and I have plenty of hay left over from last year. If I forcast feeding hay this summer (which is easy to do when we are grazing stockpile) then the date will be set for the animals to go then. The animals which potentially may have to go have already been chosen. Besides stocked feed is going to be costly to make this year. So a couple of animals less while the price is high may not be a bad thing. and it is only may. So if it gets to raining, I might still end up with too much grass. Such are the joys of farming. [/QUOTE]
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