1. Increasing Forages While Decreasing the Cost of Production Jim Burrus Indian Creek Farm Grass-Finished Beef

2. Started Mig System in 1994 Before 1994 Continuous Grazing System with 25 Cow/Calf pairs In 1994 divided pasture into 13 Paddocks using ponds and ditches for water In 1995 Installed Well and 4000 ft. of pipeline 1996 added 4000 ft. of pipeline W/EQIP Water in all pastures/paddocks

3. BEFORE and AFTER Mig! BEFORE Mig 25 cows w/calves Spring Calving Sold calves in Nov off of cows AFTER Mig 60 cows w/calves Spring/Fall Calving Retaining stockers & background through July Currently 10 head of Grass finished calves

4. Cows on Stockpiled Fescue

5. Extended the Grazing Season 1997 Started unrolling hay and quit hauling manure Divided Paddocks in half now (26) 1998 Started weaning calves on grass and Stockpiling Fescue 1999 Started Converting cropland to grassland

6. Improved Forage Management Makes Good Wildlife Habitat

7. Cereal Rye Awaiting the Cows

8. Overseed Cereal Rye into standing corn August 15

9. Sometimes Jim has help with monitoring the pastures!

10. Apply 50 units of N/acre (ammonia nitrate) August 15 th. Tall Fescue fertilized with 50-100 lbs. Of N in August can yield 2000-4000 lbs. dry matter per acre containing 8-16% crude protein. Nitrogen will increase yield and quality of stockpiled forage—yield response is about 20 lbs. dry matter for a pound of N.

11. Weaned Calves on Grass, Max-Q and White Clover 2004

12. Planted New Forage Varieties 1999 Seeded Fawn Fescue and ? Orchard-grass 2000 Planted BG-34 Ryegrass/Mara Ryegrass/Alice White Clover This was in preparation to finish cattle on grass and to improve forage yields 2001 Started using Cereal Rye in Corn stalks 2002 Established Max-Q Fescue and Patriot White Clover

13. Grass Finished Calves on Green Spirit Ryegrass (Bi-annual)

14. Forage Test Green Spirit Ryegrass Date Tested 12/27/04 % Crude Protein15 % Acid Detergent Fiber22.9 % Neutral Detergent Fiber37.9 % TDN71 NEL, (Mcal/lb).76 NEM, (Mcal/lb).76 NEG, (Mcal/Lb).48 Relative Feed Value176

15. Grass Finishing Beef 2003 began finishing Grass fed Beef Calves are finished in 19 months Genetics and grass in combination What to graze in July and August? Improved CLA levels in grass fed meat

16. 19 Month Old Grass Finished Steer on Italian Ryegrass

17. Grass Finished Heifer 16 Months Old

18. So Where Do We Go From Here....