We typically swath graze, and last year tried grazing corn. The corn game is too rich for my blood, and with our tough winter we wound up feeding quite a long time last winter (90 days).
We have permanently decided that this is not going to happen again, so...
1) we still have a lot of swath grazing
2) we have a ton of bale grazing out and are participating in a research project with PFRA in this regard.
3) I got some scientific papers from a friend who is kind of a forage guru and this is the result
Step 1 - cut meadow brome alfalfa hay
a 14' windrow
3 together
Step 2 - break out the big guns
A pulley block we hooked up so the rope in the cab pulls down on the foot pedal
This is a view not seen out the back window for many years
Rake bunches
According to the research the top cures down and even if they get wet they basically turn to haylage. With the added height/volume they should provide easy access even in deep snow. We will see what wind does.
The bunch raking was fast, cheap and easy. I actually wish all my farm equipment worked that way, park it in the bush for 60 years, pull it out, grease it up and it was good to go.[/url]
We have permanently decided that this is not going to happen again, so...
1) we still have a lot of swath grazing
2) we have a ton of bale grazing out and are participating in a research project with PFRA in this regard.
3) I got some scientific papers from a friend who is kind of a forage guru and this is the result
Step 1 - cut meadow brome alfalfa hay
a 14' windrow
3 together
Step 2 - break out the big guns
A pulley block we hooked up so the rope in the cab pulls down on the foot pedal
This is a view not seen out the back window for many years
Rake bunches
According to the research the top cures down and even if they get wet they basically turn to haylage. With the added height/volume they should provide easy access even in deep snow. We will see what wind does.
The bunch raking was fast, cheap and easy. I actually wish all my farm equipment worked that way, park it in the bush for 60 years, pull it out, grease it up and it was good to go.[/url]