Start Date
10-30-2019 3:00 PM
Description
Most farmers and ranchers consider feeding hay to their stock to be a fairly simple task. You go to the bale yard, pick up some hay, drive out to the stock, and feed them some hay. Simple, but very expensive. Like almost everything else in life, convenience comes at a price. It is up to you to determine what the true cost of each alternative strategy might be and then decide if you’re willing and able to pay the price for the option you choose.
Winter grazing can be as simple and as convenient as feeding hay, but much less expensive, if you plan to make it so. Trying to graze stock through the winter without a coherent plan and the right strategies for your operating environment can turn it into an inconvenient nightmare.
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Practical Planning for Successful Winter Grazing
Most farmers and ranchers consider feeding hay to their stock to be a fairly simple task. You go to the bale yard, pick up some hay, drive out to the stock, and feed them some hay. Simple, but very expensive. Like almost everything else in life, convenience comes at a price. It is up to you to determine what the true cost of each alternative strategy might be and then decide if you’re willing and able to pay the price for the option you choose.
Winter grazing can be as simple and as convenient as feeding hay, but much less expensive, if you plan to make it so. Trying to graze stock through the winter without a coherent plan and the right strategies for your operating environment can turn it into an inconvenient nightmare.
Speaker's Bio
Jim Gerrish, is an independent grazing lands consultant providing services to farmers and ranchers on both private and public lands across five continents. He currently resides in the Pahsimeroi Valley of Idaho.