Maintaining economic sustainability requires reduced inputs such as mechanically harvested forage. It is estimated that grazing versus feeding cattle during the winter can save 42% to 70% of the yearly input costs in the western United States and Saskatchewan, Canada.
Grass mixtures of intermediate wheatgrass and meadow bromegrass produced 2 and 3 times the stockpiled forage than orchardgrass and native range, respectively.
Economic pay-back period on the initial pasture establishment costs were < 1 year for intermediate wheatgrass, meadow bromegrass/intermediate wheatgrass, and meadow bromegrass/tall fescue mixtures.
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15 July 2021
Potential to Improve Winter Grazing Pastures: Sieben Land and Livestock Study
Chase Hibbard,
Cooper Hibbard,
Ryan Larsen,
Ryan Feuz,
Craig W. Rigby,
Kevin B. Jensen,
Royce Larsen
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Rangelands
Vol. 43 • No. 3
June 2021
Vol. 43 • No. 3
June 2021
Economic sustainability
intermediate wheatgrass
Meadow bromegrass
orchardgrass
quality
Stockpiled forage
tall fescue