Graziers' Comments Ed Heckman Wayne County Extension Educator Grazing begins in the spring when the forage is less than three inches tall. The reason you do this is to establish an uneven growth cycle in your paddocks, so that all of them aren't ready for grazing at the same time. Livestock remove less than ten percent of the forages' phosphorus and potassium. You have to decide based on the forage regrowth. Low stocking rates, which tend to produce high animal performance, tend to also produce low-quality, poorly tillared, open grass swards.
Legumes leave the sward because of shading.
Start rotational grazing on a small acreage. This is a low investment for an experiment. Separate water and mineral areas in order to achieve better manure distribution. The Indiana Forage Council co-sponsors winter educational meetings, Forage Day, and a Diagnostic Training session for the benefit of forage growers. All programs and services of the Wayne County Cooperative Extension Service are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis, without regard to race color, national origin, religion, sex age marital status or handicap .