Cattle producers across the country are experiencing the end of forage as fall approaches. Whether limited forage is caused by drought or poor rotation, Denise Schwab offer ideas to help extend the grazing season as fall approaches.
High feed costs coupled with high fuel costs makes extended grazing options important to consider.”
Source: FEED-LOT, August 16, 2022. Link. Remember for every week cows are kept grazing it offsets $13 per cow in feed at $100/ton hay plus the price of diesel used to deliver that hay. For many operations, that’s about a 2 percent reduction in total cow costs for every week grazing is extended.
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