Spreading urea whilst grazing

[czechmate]

Thankfully, it seems we will be able to spread some fert next week
I have a field which has a few heifers in, which will be hard to move out. Is there any problem spreading some urea whilst they are in the field?

 

[bobk]

No.

 

[czechmate]

Oh, and a bit of single super phosphate? 18%. (Couldn't get tsp!)

 

[bobk]

Have you tested ? never put phosphate on grazing ground here indices are normally high , potash maybe .

 

[czechmate]

Done quite a lot of testing all around over the last three years - it's always short on p here.
Must admit, back in uk I would have generally agreed but my brother had 1, 8 ha field that we could never get the p up on though

 

[cotswoldcs]

I was always told it was fine to spread fertiliser with stock in the field provided you don't run over any of them doing the job.

The only exception to this is sheep grazing in Yorkshire. I understand they're so tight up there they worry about fert getting caught in the fleece and losing them money. Cattle fine so crack on.

 

[Punch]

Hi. Sorry to butt in!
I've been asked last few years to chuck some fert on local deer park & horse paddocks. They can keep horses off for a day or so but deer have the run of it all. Always use urea and have done so for many years on own sheep whilst grazing.
Last year was confronted by chap that looks at deer about 6 weeks after saying urea had killed some deer!
Is this possible?
It didn't rain for 5 or 6 days after application.
Any thoughts?
Rate about 125kg/ha

 

[Coximus]

would it be the same effect as adding feed urea to forage ? basically if they ate any the bacteria in the rumen would digest it and effectively give them a better protien intake.

 

[Forever Fendt]

spread some last year had a blockage and spilt a bit scooped up the spillage and carried on with no more than a double handful left on the floor next morning 3 dead ewes within 20 ft from the spill

 

[clemmo]

It's different to feed urea can kill stock if they eat not sure on how much they need to eat would guess it would need to be a largish amount

 

[Punch]

I didn't spill any but just like urea you could still see it a few days later. I keep thinking horses would be worse than deer. Any thoughts?

 

[Irish NZ]

It's different to feed urea can kill stock if they eat not sure on how much they need to eat would guess it would need to be a largish amount

A lot less than you think. Grams rather than kilos. Fyi cider vinegar is your friend if you have urea poisoning.

 

[Adam@Rumen]

It's different to feed urea can kill stock if they eat not sure on how much they need to eat would guess it would need to be a largish amount

I'm not sure it is? I was under the impression they are very similar.

If they ingest too much in either scenario they can die very quickly - imagine that's what happened with the sheep above - reckon they ate some of the pile.

 

[Coximus]

What is the difference between the two? I've got bags of feed urea labeled biuret but also brought some fert urea that came in same bags
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