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<blockquote data-quote="Cows 'n grass" data-source="post: 8127028" data-attributes="member: 1711"><p>I think the key is to always be flexible and have a good understanding what's going on on your own farm.</p><p></p><p>Anyone walking across my farm for the first time today would think it looked great but growth rates gave dropped from 76 to 52 to 22 in the last three weeks but I'm still turning into near perfect looking covers of 32-3400. I've just upped the cake from 2.5 to 4 kg to push the round out to 35 days. I also have 50ac of 5000 cover that should have been cut and baled last week but will now be pre mown for grazing this week.</p><p></p><p>If we had 2in of rain tonight I would skip the the next 100ac of planned grazing and be turning into covers of 26-2700 because with moisture at this time of year you would be growing 100 next week. They will milk better on 2700 than 3500.</p><p></p><p>Apart from 2018 we have had no measurable rain in April for 6/7 year now. Dry springs appear to be the new normal</p><p></p><p>Be flexible, know your numbers and keep an eye on the forecast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cows 'n grass, post: 8127028, member: 1711"] I think the key is to always be flexible and have a good understanding what's going on on your own farm. Anyone walking across my farm for the first time today would think it looked great but growth rates gave dropped from 76 to 52 to 22 in the last three weeks but I'm still turning into near perfect looking covers of 32-3400. I've just upped the cake from 2.5 to 4 kg to push the round out to 35 days. I also have 50ac of 5000 cover that should have been cut and baled last week but will now be pre mown for grazing this week. If we had 2in of rain tonight I would skip the the next 100ac of planned grazing and be turning into covers of 26-2700 because with moisture at this time of year you would be growing 100 next week. They will milk better on 2700 than 3500. Apart from 2018 we have had no measurable rain in April for 6/7 year now. Dry springs appear to be the new normal Be flexible, know your numbers and keep an eye on the forecast. [/QUOTE]
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