From: Dave Gneiser (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 03/07/08

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <sjflanagan@juno.com>
>
> Judy Greg has SOUTHERN Missori figured out, but I think you have to be in 
> a low cost hay region to winter cows in the upper midwest.


--------The March issue of GRAZE  (web site is
www.grazeonline.com

looks at profitable grazing dairies.  Common traits are that they feed corn 
silage, have milking parlors and run fairly high stocking rates.

Given that hay yields are around 6 tons/A in a 3 cut system and corn silage 
yields have been recorded at 38 tons/A using new corn silage specific 
varieties, hay can't compete in a world of high fuel prices.

Dave G.
WisCOWsin 

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