Posted by Old Harv on November 24, 2012 at 16:12:03 from (198.164.4.48):
In Reply to: Alfalfa value? posted by Dave from MN on November 24, 2012 at 06:16:37:
I think what you need to do depends on when you are calving. If you are winter calving your cows need your alfalfa. If you are spring or summer calving I would either mix with a grinder (expensive) or feed all corn stalks one feeding, then alfafla, and keep mixing according to how your cows look. People fed cows for thousands of years by looking at them and making adustments to their feed based on their condition before nutritionists came along and tried to make it complicated. Time spent watching your cattle is never wasted, and I always enjoy it. As for the guy who told you to sell your alfalfa and buy grass and supplement, I would tell him to go hump a stump. It is always cheaper to feed what you have than what you don't have.
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