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Prepping for Winter With a Better Way to Feed
This month's grazier's focus is on stockpiling. As part of that, here's some more information to think about what you can do to extend your grazing season.
Jim Green, NRCS Grazing Specialist says t
I dug up an answer on the powerflex site. Basically, I need to provide 2.5-3% of my cow’s bodyweight per day. That gives me what I need for a jumping off point.
Not taking away from the article which was good, that video was great. I’m glad you included it.
I would ask, are there any suggestions for number of acres to begin stockpiling in August? I have heard Greg Judy suggest setting 1/3rd of the farm aside and he’s in the same climate with the same forage as is on our farm. But, is there a rule of thumb of acres/head based on frost dates or expected snow cover duration?
Hi! If you go to this you’ll find a grazing calculator we put together to help you figure out how much forage you’ll need for overwintering.
Thanks for your question and for finding an answer too. To make sure other folks find this info, I think we’ll run an article next Tuesday.