rancherfred
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We have lots of corn stalks that need grazed this year that had more wind and weed damage than normal. As a result we have a lot more corn down than normal and more corn down than roughage left in the fields. I am really concerned about having enough roughage to keep the cows full so they don't founder. Because of this I am wondering about bale grazing. I have been doing quite a bit of reading and keep coming across the recommendation that you don't use annual cropland for bale grazing. My question is for our northern neighbors, or anyone else that may be using bale grazing as a management practice. Do you just use bale grazing on perennial hay ground, or are you using farm ground as well? If you are using farm ground, what could we expect in the following years as far as production? Our soils are generally sandy loams, so a little more coarse than many of the places that I read about. What kind of animal concentration are you attempting to achieve? I don't know if this is going to be a legitimate answer to my concerns but I would like to find as much information from actual producers that I can before I make any decisions.