Inc. Fort Pierce, Florida At Adams Ranch, our goal has been to save enough standing grass to carry the cattle through winter with little or no supplementation. We are located in southern Osceola, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties, so our winters are not as severe as in a large portion of the state.
Some hay is put up for more security to cope with unusual occurrences.
We are currently working with round-bale silage. I believe that this will allow us to put up a quality product, which has been a problem with hay in our area. Consumption is very good, and the silage has good digestibility. This may be the base around which to build an economical winter feeding program. This past year, we experimented with using citrus pellets and whole cottonseed.