Bale grazing

Collection of notes and observations

Outwintering stock.
Minimal bale movement, left where needed at harvest / delivery
continual movement of stock
Adds valuable nutrients to poor grazing
Trampling, seed, muck, urine provides significant boost to following years pasture
Rolled Out so more stock have access at any one time
Use species rich and get seeding benefits

More commonly used Bale feeders : limted access, calves hard time, dangerous for stockman, lots of mud poaching and compaction

Arguments

Waste : except it’s increasing carbon, species richness, diversity of pasture, better water retention

Use quality species rich hay

Makes quality species rich hay

Hay too expensive.. so is fertilizer and bale grazing is cheaper