Recent content by Loneranger

I enjoy all the feedback. The swath grazing so far is kind of a bust. I usually always have lots of stockpiled native grass for winter grazing, but this year, tried something different. We summer on all this tame pasture and cows don't seem to cycle very good since we switched to may calving...

I'm coming to the conclusion that you guys in Canada & I live 2 different worlds. We basically just get 1 cutting hay. Usually start end june-1st july, and then you better go 24/7 or hay will burn up. Not enough 2nd cutting to ever make a windrow, except along swales. This year we never got a...

GF- The test came back 39.9%tdn and 10%pro. Ran thru it with my nutrition guy and 10lbs alf hay and 20lbs swaths should meet cows needs ok. So, if I safety up and feed alf a little on the heavy side, I should be ok-? The way we did it was we grazed it in june and came back in july and mowed and...

Thanks for all the feddback. I'm a litle late replying. RSL- i think it will be a lot better for the ground than just haying and hauling it off(mining the soil, instead of building it) PC-i do have my horses out with the cows and they have been pawing thru a bunch of it. Only problem is we...

i'm a new member. faster horses got me started-she called me loneranger because i'm the only one around here brave/dumb/guts enough to try something different. this year i tried some swath grazing. did some winter wheat swaths and it was working great till it snowed under with lots of hard...