Managing pastures & cattle during drought. Adjustments for those dry days.
Moving into a severe drought necessitates changes to herd sizes and grazing plans. A grazier must constantly manage both the herd and the grass inventory.
Here's what we do.
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0:00 Introduction
1:50 1. Cost of keep on grass 2. cost of keep on hay
3:00 1. Add feed (Hay) or 2. Reduce herd
3:15 Put beef in the freezer
3:46 Cull the bottom
4:14 DTR farm option: Harvest the top & cull the bottom.
4:46 Grass Audit: how many "cow days" of grass you have left.
5:24 Sell Calves early
6:30 Harvested the top 25%
6:38 Sold calves over 325lb
6:48 Culled some of the worst cows
8:05 Burning the pastures down to nothing is the worst option.
8:47 Step 1. Reduce the herd. Step 2. Ration the grass with some hay if necessary Step 3. Save the pastures by switching to hay early.
9:17 Stay Proactive!