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<blockquote data-quote="Goldilocks" data-source="post: 5858374" data-attributes="member: 2216"><p>Did a trial for a couple of years running.Fenced off a small block and put sheep on in Feb/early march for a fairly severe graze ( but only on for 4 or 5 days at hefty stocking rate and when soil conditions dry ) Ate all diseased leaves nicely and crop came back well. Was slightly shorter than rest of field all season and at harvest ( could have reduced growth reg spend but was a small block in the middle of a big field so it just had inputs same as rest ) In both years was no discernible effect on yield ( measured on combine yield meter )</p><p> If I needed to graze barley would have no hesitation in doing so . ( have not needed to because always have a vast area of cover crops to graze with my sheep ,but gives confidence that I have a backstop of early spring tucker if I ever get widespread cover crop failure )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldilocks, post: 5858374, member: 2216"] Did a trial for a couple of years running.Fenced off a small block and put sheep on in Feb/early march for a fairly severe graze ( but only on for 4 or 5 days at hefty stocking rate and when soil conditions dry ) Ate all diseased leaves nicely and crop came back well. Was slightly shorter than rest of field all season and at harvest ( could have reduced growth reg spend but was a small block in the middle of a big field so it just had inputs same as rest ) In both years was no discernible effect on yield ( measured on combine yield meter ) If I needed to graze barley would have no hesitation in doing so . ( have not needed to because always have a vast area of cover crops to graze with my sheep ,but gives confidence that I have a backstop of early spring tucker if I ever get widespread cover crop failure ) [/QUOTE]
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