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Have a circle of irrigated BMR feed that i drilled after we took our wheat off this summer. Never really grew liked i hoped had to keep the water on the soybeans. Had a killing freeze last week before I had a chance to go in and swath it down. Now I cant decide if I should just leave it stand and graze this winter or swath it and let the cows do the work. Was thinking of weaning the calves on it before I run the cows on it during calving. Will they stomp more of the windrows in the ground than they eat? Would it be better to split the field in half or quarters to get the most out of it? I would prefer to leave it stand to take advantage of all the cover I will have for next year. Its a 160 acre circle that maybe would have made 1-1.5 ton a acre. I did take a feed sample this week to check for nitrates. I had been putting some fertilizer on hoping to get it to grow some more. But all is safe with the feed. Thanks for your input.
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