Myra Hipke Richardson 🦋 @[email protected]

Plant nerd, grazing and ecology junkie, and healthy soils advocate. Building soil, growing grass, and raising beef in northern Nebraska.

[Myra Hipke Richardson 🦋 @[email protected] @NEmyrich]

#Swathgrazing 24-25 has begun.

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@NerbasBrosAngus @LealandSchoon In this case, it was specifically annual bromes (cheatgrass) driving my question.

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@LealandSchoon @NerbasBrosAngus Is that for both annual and perennial invasive CSGs?

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@WilliamsAjaye @CattleNerd Just got tests back. No nitrate concerns. Actually the spring oats we did were higher than this.

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Taking forage down for windrow grazing. Still no rain, so good curing weather at least. Pearl millet was a lifesaver - filled all the gaps where the sorgxsudan couldn't hack the drought. New favorite forage.

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@CattleNerd Exceed BMR. Just got the feed tests back - cows gonna get fat.

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@NEmyrich #cowchow is looking good. Doing this on soil moisture and less than 2" of rain. (Dry spots don't look like this.) Loving those forage collards today.

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#cowchow on the way. The cowpeas are 🔥

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@ObrechtTyrel First year for this variety, but I won't do any testing until all the hay is done. Typically our oats will be 10-12% CP and 55% TDN - we were about 10 days later than I would have liked in these due to weather, so they were in milk.

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Goliath oats taking names this year. Drilled late March, about one good rain in April and another in May. Dusty dry by June. Then 7 inches of rain June 17-21. Stood through several thunderstorms. Cut June 23 and managed to miss enough rain to roll it up yesterday. #cowchow

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The oats were NT drilled into heavy residue from grazing pearl millet in 2023. Wasn't sure how it would go but the stand was excellent and I think the residue helped the oats through the dry conditions.

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@DoctorJamesD Congratulations!!

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@KaceyAukema Congratulations! Sounds like you're already prepared for the weather shift 😁

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@Casein_Micelles So very sorry for your loss. I hope you find some peaceful moments in the coming days.

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@Casein_Micelles I really didn't want to set up another sm account but I probably should check it out

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@Casein_Micelles I've stayed because I felt like there was still a little value but honestly questioning that now. Tough because it seems like everyone has scattered in different directions so how do you find it again?