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1 Pasture Monitoring Charles Fletcher Edgewood Dairy Purdy, Missouri

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3 Why do we use grass? Dairy feed cents/lbs/dm Alfalfa hay--- 9 cents/lbs/dm Corn silage--- 7 cents/lbs/dm Pasture--- 3 cents/lbs/dm

4 Gotcha thinkin?

5 Grazing Wedge at Missouri Farm #7 Lbs. of Dry Matter Per Acre 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 Too Mature Grazing Wedge Target Cover Line Date paddocks measured: Permanent Base Growth Paddock Identification Numbers or Names Summary of KEY INDICATORS for Grazing Management and Animal Performance Estimated growth rate (lbs of dry matter accumulation per acre per day) 57 Cover when cows turned onto a paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 2,820 Ideal: 2,750 Cover when cows removed from paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,158 Ideal: 1,100 Average pasture cover (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,902 Ideal: 1,925 Rotation length current (days till cows return to given paddock) 30 Milk production (lbs per day) 51 Lbs of hay currently being fed (per cow per day) 0 Lbs of grain currently being fed (per cow per day) 14 Critical issues right now Rain 6/17/06.10, 6/22/06.60, 6/25/06.30 Rotation is 30 days but if we receive some rain in the near future we will speed back up.

6 Monitor Measure Manage

7 Why is the wedge important? Quality Quantity

8 Quality Hay and silage quality is mostly stable.

9 However Grass quality changes daily.

10 Quantity How much feed do I have?

11 A Forage System Forage Yield CS Perennial Clover WS Annual CS Annual Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec

12 Seasonal Growth Rates 120 Dry Matter Lbs Per Acre Per Day Jan 16- Jan 31- Jan 15- Feb 2- Mar 17- Mar 1- Apr 16- Apr 1- May 16- May 31- May 15- Jun 30- Jun 15- Jul 30- Jul 14- Aug 29- Aug 13- Sep 28- Sep 13- Oct 28- Oct 12- Nov 27- Nov 12- Dec Time of Year Tall Fescue + 60 lb N in spring (3 ton avg) Tall Fescue + 60 lb N in spring (5 ton avg.) Tall Fescue + 60 lb N in spring (4 ton avg) KBC Dairy

13 Grazing Wedge at Missouri Farm #7 4/3/2006 Lbs. of Dry Matter Per Acre 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Too Mature Grazing Wedge Permanent Base Growth Target Cover Line Date paddocks measured: Paddock Identification Numbers or Names Summary of KEY INDICATORS for Grazing Management and Animal Performance Estimated Growth Rate (lbs of dry matter accumulation per acre per day) 66 Cover when cows turned onto a paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 3,385 Ideal: 2,750 Cover when cows removed from paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,104 Ideal: 1,100 Average Pasture Cover (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,889 Ideal: 1,925 Rotation length current ( days till cows return to given paddock) - Lbs of hay currently being fed per cow per day Lbs of grain currently being fed per cow per day 0 milking, 10 - dry 12 milking, 5 - dry Critical issues right now The total farm cover is increasing. We received.5 inch of rain Sat night 4/1/06.The cows are currently grazing winter rye and starting to graze the matua. The orchard grass is growing, but more slowly. Dairy feed is still at 12#/cow/day. No hay is currently needed. Dry cows are getting 5#/cow/day and 10# hay/cow/day, but eating less every day. This causes some concern because of the high potassium levels in their pasture, leading to the possibility of retained placentas. Going to put 50# of N on the orchard grass and improved fescue pastures tomorrow.

14 Grazing Wedge at Missouri Farm #7 Lbs. of Dry Matter Per Acre 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 Too Mature Grazing Wedge Target Cover Line Date paddocks measured: Permanent Base Growth Paddock Identification Numbers or Names Summary of KEY INDICATORS for Grazing Management and Animal Performance Estimated growth rate (lbs of dry matter accumulation per acre per day) 15 Cover when cows turned onto a paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 2,583 Ideal: 2,750 Cover when cows removed from paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 980 Ideal: 1,100 Average pasture cover (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,593 Ideal: 1,925 Rotation length current (days till cows return to given paddock) - Milk production (lbs per day) - Lbs of hay currently being fed (per cow per day) - Lbs of grain currently being fed (per cow per day) 16 Critical issues right now Rain 10/16/06.70 in Feeding 5 lb whole cotton seed and 10 lb corn silage

15 Supplementation Quantity

16 Grazing Wedge at Missouri Farm #7 4,000 Lbs. of Dry Matter Per Acre 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 Too Mature Grazing Wedge Target Cover Line Date paddocks measured: Permanent Base Growth Paddock Identification Numbers or Names Summary of KEY INDICATORS for Grazing Management and Animal Performance Estimated growth rate (lbs of dry matter accumulation per acre per day) 49 Cover when cows turned onto a paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 3,723 Ideal: 2,750 Cover when cows removed from paddock (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,247 Ideal: 1,100 Average pasture cover (lbs DM/Acre) Actual: 1,936 Ideal: 1,925 Rotation length current (days till cows return to given paddock) - Milk production (lbs per day) - Lbs of hay currently being fed (per cow per day) - Lbs of grain currently being fed (per cow per day) 14 Critical issues right now We received.6 inches of rain on and 3.5 inches on

17 The grazing wedge allows us to match grass growth to the cow s dry matter needs.

18 Maintain top quality forage for the cows.

19 Predict the quantity of forage available.

20 Change the quantity of forage available in the future through supplementation.

21 Harvest all the low cost forage you can grow.

22 Happy Grazing!!!

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