1/ Yep. Have read a few books on pasture management that tackle this. Experiments are done by cutting a square foot of grass by hand w scissors, then lab chemistry to determine carb content. https://t.co/V9hsFwaX8O
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3/ The ideal pasture management is one that (a) never lets grass get cropped too short (because regrowth will start slow), but also (b) never lets grass grow too long (because growth slows down and time is wasted). So...
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4/ You want to pay attention to the grass, move animals onto it right when the growth curve is starting to flatten out, and then move them off again as soon as grass is getting to the "low water" height. This in turn implies >>>
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5/ That, because animals can eat a patch down from "high water mark" to "low water mark" much faster than the grass can grow from "low water mark" to "high water mark", that you want as many distinct pastures as possible. In the limit, up to 30. Move stock once per day!
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