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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Pete" data-source="post: 4361466" data-attributes="member: 63856"><p>Sorry [USER=4251]@hillman[/USER] - had 40 something alerts and missed this one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p>Well, no not really - not as far as proper trials go.</p><p>I do know roughly what tonnage of drymatter we grew here, last year, and it was ahead (based on milk output) of the dairy farm next door by about 1.5TDM/ha.</p><p>And, ahead of the district average by about 3.5TDM/ha... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p>A fair part of that extra growth maybe simply due to a different method of grazing management - the bag+bag folk tend to shave out their grass to low levels each grazing, whereas I aim to clean each paddock out every 80 days/3rd grazing, and allow a 40 day recovery after. So that helps.</p><p>That way I have better root systems, get more soil Carbon, and have a lot more flexibility and resilience - which all means more grass grown. (Actively discouraged by fert. reps)</p><p>Lambs - we sold 770 lambs and on average they put 320g/day across the season, and the friesian bulls averaged 1.08kg/day, arriving midsummer.</p><p>I always seem to be understocked last year, had no stock until after we took silage and baleage off <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> so it was great quality feed. </p><p>Peak growth rates as measured across group averages per fortnight were 440g and 1.28kg respectively (no supplement of course) so I'm happy if I can keep that going <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>What could I do with fertiliser and minerals and drenches etc? I don't know, but I don't wanna find out! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Pete, post: 4361466, member: 63856"] Sorry [USER=4251]@hillman[/USER] - had 40 something alerts and missed this one :rolleyes: Well, no not really - not as far as proper trials go. I do know roughly what tonnage of drymatter we grew here, last year, and it was ahead (based on milk output) of the dairy farm next door by about 1.5TDM/ha. And, ahead of the district average by about 3.5TDM/ha... (y) A fair part of that extra growth maybe simply due to a different method of grazing management - the bag+bag folk tend to shave out their grass to low levels each grazing, whereas I aim to clean each paddock out every 80 days/3rd grazing, and allow a 40 day recovery after. So that helps. That way I have better root systems, get more soil Carbon, and have a lot more flexibility and resilience - which all means more grass grown. (Actively discouraged by fert. reps) Lambs - we sold 770 lambs and on average they put 320g/day across the season, and the friesian bulls averaged 1.08kg/day, arriving midsummer. I always seem to be understocked last year, had no stock until after we took silage and baleage off :rolleyes: so it was great quality feed. Peak growth rates as measured across group averages per fortnight were 440g and 1.28kg respectively (no supplement of course) so I'm happy if I can keep that going (y) What could I do with fertiliser and minerals and drenches etc? I don't know, but I don't wanna find out! :cool: [/QUOTE]
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