Forum: Crops, Hay, Grasses and Grazing

Interested in hearing if any of you guys grow wheat, and come in after with something? I have for 2 years done BMR sorghum, and would like to try...

Well, here in the East coast we are in a drought. In my area it is probably the 2nd worst drought I can remember in the past 20 years. I think the...

I like reading everyones opinion so heres another topic. What are you all sowing in your hay fields. Straight alfalfa? Alfalfa/ grass? How do you...

Another question for you grazers. We have always used the black Rubbermaid tubs (55 gal I think) with their plastic water floats. The floats are of...

I am looking for a good portable wire reel. Our grazing layout has long lots that we divide with temporary fencing. We cut the lot in 1/4 and graze...

Just wanted to see how many people here are using Roundup ready crops and what your experiences have been with them. Also are you using Roundup or a...

Is there a way to tell how many acres of crops are needed for a certain number of cows? For example for maths sake lets say I have 100 cows. How many...

About a good quarter of our one pasture is a stomped down because of feeding round bales later in the summer. What would you guys suggest to plant in...

How many of you don't feed any corn silage. Does anyone feed sorgum sudan in its place? How is it working for you?

Is anyone familiar with this? We have a lot of it throughout our pastures in one area of the farm. We know the fertility is low and the pastures...

Hi all, for many years i have picked and ginder mixed my ear corn. Do it once a week, lots of shuvleing. Have a 14x40 silo, was thinking of scooping...

Currently Im working with a guy that pastures during the summer. If you have lighter ground, kinda malnutritioned but not over cropped, what would...

I was just wondering what people think about this topic. I see some articles floating around the internet of some farmers using this grazing method...

I'd like to share something that we tried and it seems to work better than I thought it would. We wanted to seed some wheat into sod for extending...

Hi there. We have a few paddocks of Italian Ryegrass and we are coming into spring wondering what we are going to do with them over the summer. We...

Ok, you have $500. for 10 acres and want to lengthen the grazing season. Where would you spend the money? Seed,fertilizer,lime, or just buy hay? TIA

This is more of a weed thing. We have pigweed. What is the best way to keep it in check?

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g250/fayefarms/100_0490.jpg We planted turnips and oats for late season grazing. Keep in mind we are in...

Are any of the other graziers on the list counting down until green grass? I just wanted to know when most of you can count on getting the cows out...