Grazing Gazette penn; JJ22 College of Agricultural Sciences m cooperation with USOA/ARS EXTENDING THE GRAZING SEASON THROUGH GRAZING AND FEEDING MANAGEMENT TIM FRITZ Penn State Extension Agent Montgomery County It is difficult to write about grazing management after such an unusual spriitg and summer. Spring was late this year and summer so far has stayed green and productive. Making surplus pasture into rain free stored feed has been a challenge. Just be glad there has been ample growth and that you do not have to machine harvest all your forage. We do not know what this fall will bring. A fall and winter plan, however, should be developed that allows for flexibility around whatever the weather brings. With average management, the growing season and grazing sea son usually end at about the same time, usually sometime in Octob er, depending on the location in Pennsylvania. However, with good management, pasture can be rationed well beyond the end of the growing season. Land base and stored feed sup plementation are the major deter mining factors in how long you can stretch the grazing season. Ice Lancaster Farming 1 E. Main St. Ephrata, Pa 17522 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-1164 FAX 717-733-6058 PHONE HOURS: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fn. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m Thurs. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. OFFICE HOURS: Mon. thru Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following categories are available for your classified advertising In Section D Deadline Thursday morning at 9 of each week's publication 1 -Farm Equipment 2- Eq Wanted The following categories are available for your classified advertising in Section C Deadline Wednesday afternoon at 5 of each week's publication 1 a-Construction Equipment 3- and Unioaders 4- and Supplies 5- Equipment 6- Equipment 7- Equipment 8- Sa-Exotic Animals 9- & Mules 10- & Goats 11- 12- Breeding 13- Eq. & Supplies 14- & Supplies 14a-Ratites 15- & Seed 16- 17- 18- & Vegetables 19- 20- & Garden 21 -Services Offered 22- Work 23- Wanted 24- Wanted 25- Opportunities 26- 27- 28- 29- 30- 31- 32- 32a-Antiques 33- Vehicles 34- Autos 35- & Trailers 36- Estate and mud, however, are two major obstacles that can spoil extended grazing and must be considered. Last year, a lot of planned winter grazing was grazed in the spring and was of low quality. A question to ask: Why go through the effort of stretching the grazing season? Most graze's, I believe, simply prefer to have the animals outside as long as possi ble to avoid confinement and its costs and labor. The following are a few man agement ideas that will help extend your grazing season bey ond the growing season: • Stockpile. Sometime in August, start stockpiling surplus growth. Stockpiling means letting the crop continue to grow in the field for lata- grazing. Pasture quality does not drop much during the fall months. Tall fescue, rye grass and bluegrass work the best Reed canarygrass and Matau prairie grass should not be stockpiled. • If you have “hayficlds” out side of the grazing system, consid er adding them to the system for the last harvest The last cutting of hay is often difficult to get dry, thus grazing is a good option. A vend grazing alfalfa when soil conditions are wet Hooves can damage the crowns and shorten We Now Accept Visa (Word Ads Only) " CLASSIFIED AD ORDER BLANK K LANCASTER FARMING } y' PO Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522 NOTE: Please do not use this form for Mail Box Market Ads, see instructions with Mailbox Markets. Name Add res City Zip Please publish my. starting with the # I enclose □ Check Enclosed □ Visa(l3 or 16 numbers) □ Mastercard (16 numbers) Card# Exp. Date: Signatun Box Replies: Ads with answers coming to a box number, c/o Lancaster Farming: $1.50 per ad per week additional. This newspaper will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of any advertisement. 16 ' 36 37 3* 39 40 J PHONE NUMBERS COUNT AS ONE WORD) PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY Phone( ) word ad times issue. Classify under (Be sure to include all numbers) • Save easy access fields for wet weather conditions. Do not destroy pastures under wet condi tions unless one is trying to weaken the field for frost seeding of different species. • Annual crops such as small grains can be seeded in August for fall and winter grazing. • Remove lower priority classes of livestock from the pasture system. • Slowly increase stored feed to the livestock. I have seen farms successfully use grazing as a housing system and provide as little at IS percent of the ration through grazing. During poor grazing conditions such as mud and ice, it is much easier to con vert the ration over to 100 percent stored feed when you are already feeding a high portion of the ration as stored feed. I hope you can utilize a few of the above ideas to help extend the grazing season. Remember, every farm has a different set of resources. A whole farm approach should be consid ered when evaluating your goals and the above ideas. Grazing Calendar Pasture walks: August 22, Bill and Sandy Zollers, Berks Co., 10-Noon (contact the Zollers, 610-682-7880); August 23, Dr. Jim Temple, Sunbury, Northum berland Co., 10 a.m. (contact David Hartman, 717-784-6660); Sept 10. Byerly Bros. Farm, Lew isburg. Union Co., 6:30 p.m. (con tact David Hartman, 717-784-6660); Sept 26, Joe and Marcella Vogel, Berks Co.. 7-9 p.m. (contact the Vogels. 610-756-4212); Oct. 24. Ncvin and Audrey Mast, Berks Co., 10-Noon (contact the Masts. ViSA PLEASE CALL OUR CLASSIFIED AD DEPT. IF YOU WANT TO ADVERTISE A DISPLAY BOX IN OUR PAPER State Nutritional COLLEGE PARK, Md. The 27th annual Wye Held Day on August 22 usually is the biggest agricultural field day the Universi ty of Maryland has to offer. It provides an opportunity to sample the research and extension activities being conducted on behalf of Maryland’s agricultural base, natural resources and envi ronment, as well as offering nutri tional education and a crab feast Extension home economics agents from the Eastern Shore will present a nutrition seminar detail ing the importance of grains and grain products in the American diet. The seminar will feature demonstrations and recipes such as vegetable-barley skillet casserole and barley and oat bread that will explore ways to crea tively use grain in everyday meal planning. There will be a variety of edu cational clinics from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. covering topics such as land scaping, identifying garden pests, and coping with workers’ protec tion standards. Field day visitors will have an opportunity to tour the nearby Houghton Mansion and “gardens of yesterday” formal gardens on a grand scale with spe cimen trees, boxwood, and hedges. 610-689-5412). The 1997 Pennsylvania Graz ing Conference is March 5 and 6 at Carlisle. Mark your calendars. Please let us know of grazing related field days. Contact Sue Eisenhauer. (814) 865-6541. & Master Card fHASSiFroo RAtra~ } 145? per word per week -1 or 2 times j \ 400 per word per week • 3 or more times f r' it word minimum h r Words 1 Time 2 Times 3 Times i p up to 11 4.95 9.90 13.20 i P 12 5.40 10.80 14.40 J i 13 5.85 11.70 15.60 ? I 14 6.30 12.60 16.80 \ I 15 6.75 13.50 18.00 i \ 16 7.20 14.40 " 19.20 j f 17 7.65 20.40 j \ 18 8.10 16.20 21.60 ) ( 19 8.55 17.10 22.80 » P 20 9.00 _24^Q^-^J Education A pit beef buffet luncheon frox 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $6 and a crab feast dinner from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for $l6 per person will be offered, giving participants a chance to socialize and enjoy good food. Costs for both meals will be payable the day of the event at the registration area. The Wye Research and Educa tion Center was established by the Maryland Agricultural Experi ment Station in 1982 and is now the experiment station’s principal site for environmentally related field research, including water quality and sustainable agricul ture. Research program areas at WREC also include integrated pest management, plant breeding and genetics for conventional and alternative crops, cattle (weeding and genetics, and energy develop ment and conservation. The WREC is located seven miles southeast of Queenstown on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, or three miles south of U.S. Route SO on Carmichael Road, about one half of a mile beyond the Carmi chael Methodist Church. DEADLINES: SECTION C - WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 P.M. SECTION D - THURSDAY AT 9:00 A.M. OF EACH WEEK’S PUBLICATION
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