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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1645637" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>Looks good to me. You left enough vegetation so the roots should still be in good shape. I see you have a lot of dead grass mixed in with the green. It looks like it has been dry or maybe too cold for grass growth? Where are you located? </p><p>I would expect that grass to grow back fast with a little rain and warmth. All of that trampled vegetation is really good for the soil. How many animals were you grazing on this piece and are these beef or dairy cows? How long is your grazing season? Do you feed hay in a sacrifice area or paddock for a portion of the year? </p><p></p><p>Sorry about all of the questions. We discuss rotational grazing often in my Forage group, but few of us do more than rotate between larger pastures every few days to weeks. I only know of one ranch doing anything as intensive as you are describing and they are running sheep. I do know of an organic dairy that does something similar, but those animals are handled twice a day or more for milking anyway. I am interested in hearing how this goes with beef cattle. Moving 2-4 times per day seems like a lot more work than I have the time for, but it is an interesting idea for someone on a smaller acreage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1645637, member: 9933"] Looks good to me. You left enough vegetation so the roots should still be in good shape. I see you have a lot of dead grass mixed in with the green. It looks like it has been dry or maybe too cold for grass growth? Where are you located? I would expect that grass to grow back fast with a little rain and warmth. All of that trampled vegetation is really good for the soil. How many animals were you grazing on this piece and are these beef or dairy cows? How long is your grazing season? Do you feed hay in a sacrifice area or paddock for a portion of the year? Sorry about all of the questions. We discuss rotational grazing often in my Forage group, but few of us do more than rotate between larger pastures every few days to weeks. I only know of one ranch doing anything as intensive as you are describing and they are running sheep. I do know of an organic dairy that does something similar, but those animals are handled twice a day or more for milking anyway. I am interested in hearing how this goes with beef cattle. Moving 2-4 times per day seems like a lot more work than I have the time for, but it is an interesting idea for someone on a smaller acreage. [/QUOTE]
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