I do recommend looking at the Graze issue, but as usual, Dave is quite
myopic. He only sees through the lens of Wisconsin. If you live
elsewhere, then you should take this into account when reading his posts.
Clay
MO Ozarks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Gneiser" <bonniedave@dotnet.com>
To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
Cc: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: hay costs
>
>
> ----- 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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