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spring.
4) Producers must accept the fact that
some hay will have to be harvested
from the pasture each year. This
should be done on a rotational basis
(do not harvest the same field year
after year.
5) Any forage over 12 inches in
height should be harvested as hay.
6) Good quality hay can and should
be harvested about mid-June.
7) To keep pasture in a vegetative
state it should be maintained in a
range of 4 to 10 inches in height.
8) Stocking rates in the spring are a
challenge to make the most effective
use of early pasture.
9) Fertilizer (manure) application
works well with a pasture system.
10) Clipping and some harrowing are
good management practices for
success.
11) Frost seedling with clovers (red,
white and alsike) has been very
effective in making improvements.
12) Shade may not be a necessary
part of pasture management.
13) Readily available water in each
paddock has been found to be
desirable, especially for dairy
animals.
14) Intensive pasture management
will probably require five to six years
experience to develop your skills.
15) Stocking rates will increase from
year to year with experience and
higher levels of management.
16) Species of forage may be
irrelevant — the key is how you
manage pasture which is acquired by
experience only.
17) Keep up-to-date with new
information.°
Growing conditions
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control challenges
By Jack Westlake
Ag. and Rural Rep., Markdale
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