Posted by formerly ny bill on January 30, 2010 at 02:31:00 from (67.242.110.229):
In Reply to: Grazing- Who does it? posted by Don-Wi on January 29, 2010 at 19:44:29:
we have been using grazing since 2001. i was skeptical about turning some of the cropland into pasture, until we bought the farm adjoining ours. that gave us enough total land to raise crops on and still turn some into pastures. there are a number of funding sources that helped with the infrastructure. for example, we are along the river. putting a 35' strip along the river and its feeder streams into crp, paid for a bunch of fencing and a crossing. also since we were fencing off a stream from the cows, we got help with a pond water system for part of the pasture. a multicounty grazing grant paid the bulk of improved lanes to get to the main pastures. another year, there was help for developing an old spring into a dandy watering system for the rest of the pasture fields. the whole thing evolved over 3-4 years. i had already seeded the fields down with ladino clover and orchardgrass. we only let the cows out at night and feed in the barn in the day. morning chores are a pleasure when the cows go out. the mid/late summer milk production is a challenge sometimes because i am slow to adjust for short pastures. in the spring, the pastures definitely grow faster than the cows can eat them, so we bale some of the lots. our water lines are above ground. i talked the nrcs guy down to 4 strand smooth wire around the property line and 3 wires interior. he wanted 5 &4. i told him the cows had been staying in with 1 strand of hot barbed wire. you need the best low impedance fencer you can buy. this is with 120 milkers and about 55-60 acres. hth.
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