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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Boso" data-source="post: 8286358" data-attributes="member: 111874"><p>I know this is me reposting and will not help you guys now, however it might help you next year. </p><p>I'm in the Netherlands, just like in the uk no serious rainfall since febr/march and only freaky summers since 2018. Groundwater aquafers (or how you call it) have not been back to normal since '18.</p><p></p><p>Last year we had a months worth of rainfall in 24h, actually flooding parts of Belgium, Germany and the province where I live and killing hundreds in our tri-border region.</p><p></p><p>With unpredictable rainfall and dry summers I think every grazing operation should invest in or organize a summer slump cover crop. My pastures and fields look just like yours. </p><p>Arable farmers are afraid of loosing potatoes, beets, corn looks awfull. For me as a sheep only enterprise with on average 100-120 days rest the moment has come that normally I would have to go back much sooner or start feeding hay.</p><p>However I have a 6-7 acre (3 ha) cover crop plot. Sudan gras, forage rape, sunflowers, vetches etc(25 different species and far to expensive). </p><p>Seeded in may, one rainspell got it going, due to the cover soil is cool and it kept growing, now 1.5-3m tall. Without fert on very sandy heather like soil.</p><p>Now it will feed my sheep for a month to six weeks. </p><p></p><p>I invested far to much money in the plot. If I see how the yanks make deer foodplots with atv.</p><p></p><p>I do not mean to be rude or offensive in any way but look at what others (India, United States, Eastern Europe etc) are doing who have been dealing with such hot and dry summers for far longer than we have.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boso, post: 8286358, member: 111874"] I know this is me reposting and will not help you guys now, however it might help you next year. I'm in the Netherlands, just like in the uk no serious rainfall since febr/march and only freaky summers since 2018. Groundwater aquafers (or how you call it) have not been back to normal since '18. Last year we had a months worth of rainfall in 24h, actually flooding parts of Belgium, Germany and the province where I live and killing hundreds in our tri-border region. With unpredictable rainfall and dry summers I think every grazing operation should invest in or organize a summer slump cover crop. My pastures and fields look just like yours. Arable farmers are afraid of loosing potatoes, beets, corn looks awfull. For me as a sheep only enterprise with on average 100-120 days rest the moment has come that normally I would have to go back much sooner or start feeding hay. However I have a 6-7 acre (3 ha) cover crop plot. Sudan gras, forage rape, sunflowers, vetches etc(25 different species and far to expensive). Seeded in may, one rainspell got it going, due to the cover soil is cool and it kept growing, now 1.5-3m tall. Without fert on very sandy heather like soil. Now it will feed my sheep for a month to six weeks. I invested far to much money in the plot. If I see how the yanks make deer foodplots with atv. I do not mean to be rude or offensive in any way but look at what others (India, United States, Eastern Europe etc) are doing who have been dealing with such hot and dry summers for far longer than we have. [/QUOTE]
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