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Baldwin City, KS | We chopped a field of corn that normally would have had the crop residue wintered anyway. It was chopped 10-12" high out of concern for nitrates. This is an area that I need to have cattle on for the extra room when I bring them in, which looks like might be sooner than later. As long as they are getting hay and silage, do I need to worry about them eating these stalks and getting nitrate poisoning? I have considered discing down the stalks, but don't want to if it isn't necessary. I'm guessing rotary mowing wouldn't gain much, as they could still just eat it off the ground if they were going to anyway. Thoughts? Thanks. | |
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Will cattle eat high chopped stalks if they have alternate feed sources?
