Grazing Can Be Long-Lasting
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they like the alfalfa,” said Axel.
“It really depends on the weather
situation.”
When the grass fields aren’t
being grazed, hay is made.
“You need to have some stored
feed for the winter months,” said
Millie.
The hay from the grass pastures
is used in the winter to feed the
bred heifers and dry cows. The
alfalfa and clovers goes into the
milking bam for the milking cows
in the wintertime.
Chicory is also grazed about
four times in the season. It is cut
after the second and fourth graz
ing. The cut materials (100 bales
off of a two-acre parcel) are used
for heifer bedding, according to
Axel.
The Lindes also graze sudan
grass, matua, and will plant oats
next week to graze through Octob
er into November.
The Lindes also placed some tall
fescue near one of the bams. The
fescue was installed to help retain
soil, but for grazing, the cows like
it only when it is young, according
to Axel.
Water is supplied to a series of
portable tanks. A pH adjuster,
using a calcium carbonate mater
ial, was installed in the spring. At
one time, the water read 5.5 pH,
according to Axel, and now stands
at 6.5-6.9. This has helped elimi
nate algae buildup in the watering
troughs.
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Pasturing is a healthy way to
feed animals. Millie said that, at
one time, her herd suffered from
Johne’s disease, which was treated
successfully and now tests nega
tive. It is possible to put young
stock on the pastures as long as
they are kept away from the man
ure from older stock. The sun,
according to Axel, acts as a disin
fectant, and the pastures are
cleaner.
The importance of dry hay in
pasture rations is critical, accord
ing to Leslie Yoder, herd nutrition
ist. It’s important for the herd man
ager to be flexible in feeding cows
and to properly balance the
grazing.
Pasture quality can vary quite a
bit throughout the season, accord
ing to Yoder. In the spring, the
energy levels of pasture material
can rival high-quality com, and, in
fact, can supply too much soluable
protein. The energy levels drop in
summertime, so. dry material is
essential. It may be important to
add a bypass protein to the diet to
supplement the needs of the
higher-producing cows.
The Lindes milk about 56 head
of registered Guernseys, with 56
replacement stock. Latest DHIA
averages are 16,600 pounds milk,
690 pounds fat, and 590 pounds
protein.
The grazing field day was spon
sored by the Penn State Coopera
tive Extension and Atlantic Dairy
Cooperative.
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