Hay feeding vs winter grazing.

From time to time I make snide remarks about feeding hay in Late Summer and during the Winter.


BUT I have been told by Some who make money with Cattle by grazing not by feeding.


Go back to the 1950's my college Prof took us to a cattleman who had cut his stocking rate and increased his income from his ranch. Then the standard THERE was one animal unit for 10 acres. Everyone fed hay.
He cut his stocking back to one animal unit to 18 acres and did not need to feed hay or other feed.
Later I met Grazing Dairy operators who grazed his cows and did not feed in the traditional way.


Someone I met from North of 49N their cattle grazed all 12 months. Their contention was if Buffalo can make it so can a good Cattle Breed. That is beyond my comprehension but I north of 32N we see cattle that do graze 12 months of the year.

Now I hope you all realize My income comes from livestock owners who feed HAY Summer and Winter. Being in a flood plain with water flowing fast enough to push down fences we opted to put up hay and not run livestock.


I have heard of a grazing dairy that milked 1,000 head. They just milk in three different parlors.

Hay feeding vs winter grazing.