permaculture

[Mark Ludwig <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

Bernie is a regular columnist in "Graze", our regional grazing monthly 
magazine.
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> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 11:27:03 -0600
> From: Bernie VanDalfsen <bvandalf@direcway.com>
> Subject: Re: [grazersedge] Pasture Improvements
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> Clay, Frank
>
> Clay i would suggest re thinking winter rye. Yes around here it heads out 
> about middle
> April and then nothing eats it. That makes it a perfect fit for Crabgrass. 
> Crabgrass is much more
> productive if disced lightly just prior to germination. For SW Missouri 
> that would be about middle
> to late April, just in time to knock down what is left of the rye.
>
> Don't fertilize the cragrass till June 1. Annual ryegrass and wheat will 
> delay germination of the
> crabgrass and thus hurt total yield. The time period between middle april 
> and june one is a period
> when we have lots of other forages to graze so not having this in the 
> rotation should not be missed.
> It comes into the rotation middle to late june just when we need to start 
> thinking about summer forage
> supply and slowing down the rotation.
>
> Wheat or annual ryegrass would increase feed supply in may which means 
> lots of clipping or haying.
> Rye should produce more feed volume than wheat especially in the fall and 
> grow longer into the winter.
> It will start sooner in spring thus sooner grazing, saving on feed cost.
>
> Winter rye will not produce as much milk per cow or gain per day for 
> stockers but because of its
> higher yield per acre is should produce more milk or gain per acre which i 
> think is more important.
>
> Bernie
> Reeds, Mo.
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