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From: racer34ever@yahoo.com
Category: Cattle
Date: 25 Oct 2008
Time: 10:04:14 -0500
My family recently set up our beef cattle operation for managed intensive grazing. We've always grazed our cattle seasonally, but realized the immense benefits of a rotational approach. My biggest concern and question for you is how to introduce them to fresh pasture coming off winter feeding. We feed mostly good dry hay with corn silage supplement. We have 120acres of pasture fenced. Our old approach was to put our animals out before the grass was prime. We would keep outfeeding until other areas were ready and ease them into deep pasture. This always seemed to work but seems to be a waste of pasture considering out short growing season. Northern Wisconsin! With our new smaller paddock sizes we realize we won't be able to operate in that manner. In your opinion, what is the best way to introduce cattle to pasture every spring. Thank you for any help on this matter.
From: Anibal Pordomingo
Category: Cattle
Date: 06 Aug 2007
Time: 20:05:19 -0700
We should try to avoid harvesting animals in heat. If we have the possibility of doing it before puberty onset, that we should do. Otherwise, we must look for times or regular ciclying avoiding heat periods at harvest. Around pubery, it is almost impossible to harvest.