love it , really nice to see informative farming issues my grandaughter has just started working with cattle on the garnstone estate on a apprentiship {already done farm work and agricultural college}.. really nice to see local guys doing it right....rgds.
Really interesting video, i have a few questions how do you manage the size of wedges when the livestock increase in weight, would you remove stock from the group or is it as simple as more frequent moves and change of size in wedges? Thanks
Fascinating never heard of skimmed grazing before we just set graze extensively with little or no fertilizer on what is called long duration leys it suits as I work full-time
Very interesting Billy. Do you have a general rotation length which you target? What do you do many this length in higher/lower growth periods? Can you take paddocks out as surplus or throw more stock in?
Aim for rest periods of 30-50 days. As the summer goes on rest periods get longer generally. We often drop sheep paddocks for silage, got 30 acres out of the rotation now growing for silage.
@billylewis6084 Have you tested the nutritional value of the grass itself after that longer rest? Traditional textbooks would suggest that the grass at closer to 3400 covers has a better nutritional value, don't know if that comes down to ME or protein, but I'm no expert. I'd be interested to see how the different rest times compare.
Great video as always!
love it , really nice to see informative farming issues my grandaughter has just started working with cattle on the garnstone estate on a apprentiship {already done farm work and agricultural college}.. really nice to see local guys doing it right....rgds.
Damn those cows look great 😊
Really interesting video, i have a few questions how do you manage the size of wedges when the livestock increase in weight, would you remove stock from the group or is it as simple as more frequent moves and change of size in wedges?
Thanks
Fascinating never heard of skimmed grazing before we just set graze extensively with little or no fertilizer on what is called long duration leys it suits as I work full-time
No fert here either. Just sunshine and rain! 😍
Very interesting Billy. Do you have a general rotation length which you target? What do you do many this length in higher/lower growth periods? Can you take paddocks out as surplus or throw more stock in?
Aim for rest periods of 30-50 days. As the summer goes on rest periods get longer generally. We often drop sheep paddocks for silage, got 30 acres out of the rotation now growing for silage.
@billylewis6084 Have you tested the nutritional value of the grass itself after that longer rest? Traditional textbooks would suggest that the grass at closer to 3400 covers has a better nutritional value, don't know if that comes down to ME or protein, but I'm no expert. I'd be interested to see how the different rest times compare.
How often do you move the sheep on your herbal lays?
Every 48 hours