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In many areas of Virginia, dry conditions and high temperatures have caused summer pastures to dry up, resulting in limited grazing for livestock.
Regrowth from hay fields has been slow. In fact, many Virginia farmers are finding it necessary to dip into feed supplies originally earmarked for winter feeding.
Harlan E. White, Extension forage specialist at Virginia Tech, said that one way farmers can make up the feed deficit they’re facing this winter is to utilize stockpiled fescue in their forage system.
“By applying a minimum of 60-70 pounds of nitrogen per acre on tall fescue pastures during August, it’s possible to provide a large portion of the winter feed supply as grazing,” White said. Potassium and phosphorus should also be applied if soil tests indicate the need.
The Tech agronomist admitted that setting aside pastures to be stockpiled can be difficult when grazing is in short supply. However, he said, in the long run the forage supply will be greater by permitting the fall growth to accumulate than if livestock are permitted to graze it during the fall.
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