. Agri-news. Agriculture. CANADIANA 00 CO CO CO CO CO June 9, 1997 Swath grazing Interested in saving on feed next winter? Why not consider the practise of swath grazing an annual crop. "Studies show average feed cost for wintering beef cows are at least a dollar per day. while grazing costs are approximately fifty-cents per ; says Ross Hutchison, crop specialist - forages with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. "That's a savings of at least $ 15 per cow per month. Other benefits include lime savings, nutrient recycling, reducing fertilizing requirements, reduc
. Agri-news. Agriculture. CANADIANA 00 CO CO CO CO CO June 9, 1997 Swath grazing Interested in saving on feed next winter? Why not consider the practise of swath grazing an annual crop. "Studies show average feed cost for wintering beef cows are at least a dollar per day. while grazing costs are approximately fifty-cents per ; says Ross Hutchison, crop specialist - forages with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. "That's a savings of at least $ 15 per cow per month. Other benefits include lime savings, nutrient recycling, reducing fertilizing requirements, reducing manure spreading, and dry matter losses occurring from harvesting dry feed and feeding are often higher than the losses that occur from ; When practising swath grazing, annual crop such as oats or barley are seeded in late June or early July and sw athed mid- September so cows can graze die swaths in late fall and early winter. This is done as an option to harvesting the crop for greenfeed or silage. "The most common crops used for swath grazing are oats and barley or a mixture of the ; says Hutchison. "The crop that gives the highest dry matter for a given area is generally the one ; Research work from Lacombe and Melfort Research Station indicate barley, when compared to other spring cereals, will maintain a higher level of digestibility' as the crop matures. Winter annuals, such as fall rye, can be included to improve quality. In most cases, fall rye is the most productive of the winter cereals available. "If a winter cereal is used, seed at 20 to 30 pounds per acre with the spring cereal," says Hutchison. "Smooth awned. late maturing varieties of barley, such as Virdon. Brier, Lacombe and Argyle, are recommended. Use a forage oat variety such as Foothill. Waldren. Mustang or other varieties suitable for the ; Seeding crops for swath grazing in late June or early July means the crop will be swat
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