Pasture is getting green-

donjr · Apr 17, 2013

-and the cows are loving it! And I'm overseeding it.....

Billy NY · Apr 17, 2013

We're having some sun finally today and the green is a tad behind or we actually are having a "spring" the whitetail deer are all over my hill here as its literally the only forage around right now.

Harvey 2 · Apr 17, 2013

Our fields are greaning up.

Fordfarmer · Apr 17, 2013

Sure wish it looked like that here...still some snow, everything else is brown, and hay supplies are getting low!

DeltaRed · Apr 17, 2013

Trade ya!Sitting in the kitchen right now eating lunch...The COLD wind is blowing 50-60 mph,snow is going sideways,house is shakeing......

donjr · Apr 17, 2013

Sounds like you're so happy you could just go out and shoot someone. Ooops- they're taking your guns away, too......

Tom in TN · Apr 17, 2013

The grass in Middle Tennessee is finally beginning to green-up also. We have had a very late Spring so it is later than usual. I'm still feeding a small amount of hay to the herd, but I'm weaning them off of it.

Not only is the grass greening up, but the output from the cows is greening-up also. That's a good sign.

Tom in TN

onefarmer · Apr 17, 2013

Grass is trying to grow but mostly mud and more rain here in MidMich

Royse · Apr 17, 2013

"Grass is trying to grow but mostly mud and more rain here in MidMich"

Ditto. If it hasn't gotten to you yet, more is on the way.
Complete with thunder and lightening this afternoon.
Makes it miserable to get out and get anything done.

Bill in Colo · Apr 17, 2013

My grass is green under 10" of snow,we've had at least 18" of wet with another 4-6 coming tonite. one cow was contently grazing with snow up to her ears.
Can't complain as we are still in a drought.

Wheat Farmer · Apr 17, 2013

I spent the whole morning working with NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)on my grazing plan. I have sub fenced little over 50 acres into 17 pastures. Then will do a big rotation program. GOV???? Sometimes I wonder what I got started. Anyway Grass is just started to turn green. I'm going to try and stay off it until May 25th.

oj · Apr 17, 2013

mines still snow covered, at this rate it will be mid may before the snow all melts...

showcrop · Apr 17, 2013

I used to call it Pasture Day. The day that it was up to 5 inches and I put them out. It was almost always April 20th or 21st.

scott mcintosh · Apr 17, 2013

I envy you only thing green at my place is the hay I have been buying.Oh well we have lots of moisture and more coming,has to be better than last year.Scott

donjr · Apr 17, 2013

Did mine with NRCS about 6 or 8 years ago. Cows usually had the whole pasture down to brown dirt by winter, and it didn't even star to look green until June or July, and then for a month or so. It took four or five years, but it's green almost all year now, and grazed until December or January before they go into a sacrifice pasture for the winter and full time hay. I was skeptical at first, but rotational grazing works....

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