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Stockpiled Forage For Beef Cows

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1 Stockpiled Forage For Beef Cows
Summary of 3 Year Study at ISU Keith Vander Velde, Marquette County Agriculture Agent

2 Stockpiled Forage Study
Three Year Study Mid-gestation medium Framed Cows Four systems Strip grazing tall fescue and alfalfa Strip grazing smooth bromegrass and red clover Strip grazing corn residue Drylot feeding hay

3 Stockpiled Grazing Study
Stocking Rate two acres per cow Start Day Oct 23 Grass/legume hay offered to maintain BCS Average termination date was March 10

4 Stockpiled Grazing Study
Results Days before hay offered was: 85 for tall fescue/alfalfa 83 for smooth brome/red clover 57 for corn stalk grazing

5 Stockpiled Grazing Study
Drylotted cows required 3,691 lbs of hay Tall fescue/alfalfa required 1,334 lbs of hay Smooth brome/Red clover required 1,418 lbs of hay Corn stalk residue required 2,370 lbs of hay

6 Stockpiled Grazing Study
62.7 % decrease in hay needs by both tall fescue/alfalfa and smooth brome/red clover grazing

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