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Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 4:41 pm Post subject: Yellow grass.

I've a field, and it's done not a lot since around the end of last summer. The grass is a bit long, and has been under all that snow we had. It's sort of crushed and yellow.

Other fields around are green, and these have been grazed.

What shall I do to it to make it green and delicious to cows?

As aids, I have a tractor & topper, a chain harrow, cows, and an orse.

ETA and two chickens, part time.

Last edited by Nick on Wed Mar 02, 11 5:37 pm; edited 1 time in total

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 11 4:52 pm Post subject:
Graze the cows on it, tightly with rapid moves and electric fence.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43773
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 7:45 pm Post subject:
strip graze a day at a time like wot rob sez tight and fast is what cattle do best for second growth if you can put some leccy fence a few metres forward a day it is a good system from what i see

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 9:30 pm Post subject:
Sadly, my electric fencing is in use elsewhere. Is it a real issue, and should I try and avoid it in future (how)?

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 9:43 pm Post subject:
Could`nt you have made some Silage bales on the field in the Autumn? Or grazed it then with your cattle?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 10:50 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Sadly, my electric fencing is in use elsewhere.

Is it a real issue, and should I try and avoid it in future (how)?

Buy some sheep

Or some more electric fencing... (you can never have too much electric fence)

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 11 10:51 pm Post subject:
rappa have sold me nice kit

arvo

Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Posts: 3321
Location: Somerset

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 11 12:25 am Post subject:
Just don't eat it. Oh wait that's snow.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 11 8:36 am Post subject:

Ty Gwyn wrote:

Could`nt you have made some Silage bales on the field in the Autumn?
Or grazed it then with your cattle?

Dunno, I'm new to this.

Cattle were grazing elsewhere. I have more land than I have cattle for, for current grazing.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 11 8:37 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Nick wrote:

Sadly, my electric fencing is in use elsewhere.

Is it a real issue, and should I try and avoid it in future (how)?

Buy some sheep

Yes, thank you Robert. See me after school.

crofter

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 2252

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 11 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: Yellow grass.

Nick wrote:

As aids, I have a tractor & topper, a chain harrow, cows, and an orse.

ETA and two chickens, part time.

cows.

Maybe you need to drain it as well. Or lime. Soil sample would be a good idea, but cattle would graze off the old grass. Is the field fenced?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43773
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 11 11:16 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Ty Gwyn wrote:

Could`nt you have made some Silage bales on the field in the Autumn?
Or grazed it then with your cattle?

Dunno, I'm new to this.

Cattle were grazing elsewhere. I have more land than I have cattle for, for current grazing.

wanna buy a cow ?

Green Man

Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 5272
Location: Rural Scotland.

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 11 2:44 pm Post subject:
Fertiliser.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 11 3:35 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

Nick wrote:

Ty Gwyn wrote:

Could`nt you have made some Silage bales on the field in the Autumn?
Or grazed it then with your cattle?

Dunno, I'm new to this.

Cattle were grazing elsewhere. I have more land than I have cattle for, for current grazing.

wanna buy a cow ?

Yes. I have these beans...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43773
Location: yes

Posted: Sat Mar 05, 11 10:52 pm Post subject:

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