![]() Earlier summer resting dates result in lower pasture quality in the fall as compared to later resting dates (Figure 2). At New Liskeard, pasture that was stockpiled after mid-July had a fall (October/November) yield of 4500 kg/ha (4050 lb/acre) while similar pastures stockpiled after mid-August had a fall yield of 2600 kg/ha (2340 lb/acre). The earlier in the season that the pasture is rested, the greater the fall pasture yield will be (Figure 1). In the case of a hay field, it is the date when the most recent forage (hay or silage) crop is removed. This is the date in the summer when the animals are removed from the pasture so that it can re-grow and be stockpiled for use in the fall and winter. The most important management factor in determining how much forage will be available for fall grazing is the "summer resting date". Also livestock, grazing stockpiled pasture, spread their manure back onto the pasture without the cost of conventional manure hauling and spreading. This saving reflects the harvesting costs for grazed forage as compared to hay or silage harvesting, primarily on account of machinery, labour and other inputs not experienced in harvesting the same forage by grazing. ![]() ![]() For each week that the grazing season is extended, total annual feed costs for a forage-fed animal (i.e., ewes or beef cows) are reduced by about 1%. The primary reason for using stockpiled forage is to reduce feed and feeding costs. ![]() Stockpiled pasture is also referred to as fall-saved pasture or deferred grazing, and is one of several extended grazing techniques. Stockpiling is the practice of saving certain hay or pasture fields for grazing in the fall, and winter, after forage growth has stopped. ![]()
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