Dave wrote:
> Bromegrass doesn't do well under intensive grazing. But in an
alfalfa-bromegrass combination for haying, it is hard to beat in annual
> tons/A.
Smooth brome has volunteered in some areas of our permanent paddocks, seems
to be where the fertility is the highest. On crop acres, smooth brome
(Rebound) was seeded with birdsfoot trefoil (Bull), where it is both hayed
and grazed, it's persisted under this regimin for 5 years. Grazing doesn't
start on it until it's about 12-14" tall and leave behind 5-6" of stem/leaf.
Stocking density is about 1 lb/sq ft or higher. Recovery is slower after
haying.
There's one contour where I used meadow brome (Montana), I don't get as much
first graze/cutting compared with smooth brome, but get better regrowth
through the summer.
Gene Schriefer
Shepherd
Dodgeville, Wisconsin USA
Commercial Texel-x and Charollais-x Sheep
Red Poll Cattle
