Texas | Ben - 10/4/2016 12:51 I was gona say do all the time. Then I reread not 3 cows per acre but 3 acres per cow. Expect what she meant to say also.
No, she meant 3 A/U per acre. Some areas can utilize up to twice that rate with good management using intensive grazing.
From "The Cattle Site":
Cattle numbers
For intensive systems an average stocking rate of 2-4 head per acre would be average. Some extension research has shown good results with as many as 6.1 head per acre. Stocking rates should be adjusted to pasture availability. Producers of pasture-fed cattle have traditionally bought in the spring and sold in the fall. However, the manager of an intensive grazing system must consider improving the use of forage. Altering the stocking density by mid-year or more frequent sales, expanding pastures or include high quality aftermath of hay or haylage harvest are a few suggestions.
Lots of grass farms in North MO will support 3 head per acre during the grazing season, and with stock piling the forages they can go deep into the winter months before needing to feed much hay. There is a big difference between pasture and woods, so consider the percent of actual grazing land when determining the true stocking rate.
Mob grazing utilized in a rotational grazing system is a phenomenal management practice in an area where you can grow grass from rainfall.
Edited by Funacres 10/4/2016 13:24
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