Grazing regrowth:
If you are strip grazing, the cows will be clustered on the newest strip.
When they start being interested in the oldest strip, they are grazing
regrowth. It depends on how fast the grass is growing to when that
happens.
Clay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shorty" <siesta@ihug.co.nz>
To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:44 AM
Subject: [SPAM] - Re: [Graze-l] Winter grazing - Email found in subject
rdo wrote:
> I do not think the pasture will be harmed in any way as long as I keep the
> cows moving across it.
Are the cows back fenced when you break feed(use a hot wire) them?
Regrowth will be affected if they are allowed to back graze. I would
suggest that if they are back grazing for more than 48 hours then use a
back fence. If the cows are in milk and the fields are not too wet, we
have successfully used a tape hot wire to make a race to the back of the
field and break feed forwards. This way it is much easier to back fence.
Usually no heat is needed on this fence.
As a side note, it is generally accepted that if you are set stocking
(cows have the whole field for several days) then you can safely use
this method for up to 3 days. After this you are affecting regrowth.
regards
Ian Buckingham
New Zealand
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