On May 27, a second field of rye was chopped and bagged. The ryelage will be used for feeding cows. Following the rye, we decided to plant a crop for cows to graze during the summer in addition to their pasture.
We chose to no-till drill pearl millet into the field. It seemed to be the best option for us to plant. Cows will graze the field after the millet grows to a height of at least 20 inches. The field of millet will be used as rotational grazing throughout the summer. The millet will be grazed to a height of 6 to 8 inches. Grazing to this height will allow for regrowth.
We set the drill and seeded the millet at the rate of 25 pounds per acre. It was seeded at a depth of 1 inch. The soil moisture was great for seeding. Hopefully the millet will germinate quickly.
I am very excited about using the field of millet as part of grazing! And, I am looking forward to seeing the millet grow!
We set the drill and seeded the millet at the rate of 25 pounds per acre. It was seeded at a depth of 1 inch. The soil moisture was great for seeding. Hopefully the millet will germinate quickly.
I am very excited about using the field of millet as part of grazing! And, I am looking forward to seeing the millet grow!
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