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By RAP O WINGS
VP I Extension Agent
Agriculture
Just about the middle of May I wrote an article "Making Hay While The Sun Shines”, emphasizing the importance of cutting hay during the correct stage of , maturity. Well doggone it...I don’t believe the sun has shone for more than one day at a time since then. Trying to make high quality hay this spring has been a lousy, frustrating experience.
However, weather conditions have been prime for rank lush pasture growth. On many farms pastures have out grown the cattle grazing pressure and clipping now should promote more high quality grazing as the season progresses.
Clipping pastures helps control some weed species and removes the tough grass seed stalks. Removing the tall growth also gives clover plants an opportunity to compete.
There are several reasons for removing these seed heads. They are of low quality with high fiber, lpw protein, and poor digestibility. Since the cool season pasture grasses produce seed heads only in the spring, one clipping to remove these seed heads will result in the plants remaining vegetative for the remainder of the grazing season. Grasses make little additional vegetative growth once they reach the heading stage, mowing helps to stimulate new growth. These seed heads also tend to irritate the eyes of grazing cattle, which may cause increased problems with pink eye.
CEREAL LEAF BEETLE—For the second
93.8%