We are about 10 days away from the decline of our spring rush of work. This picture is of the last field of hay that I will put up this year and was taken from almost the same vantage point as the one in my early April blog posting. This field of hay consists of 6 paddocks that were grazed by the cow herd during calving season in the first half of April. So this forage had two months of regrowth and will yield a good quantity of nice quality hay. The two fields of hay that I already put up were cut in May and also yielded well and were even nicer quality than this field. So, it looks like the cows and weaned calves are going to have plenty of excellent feed this winter.
I am almost halfway through AI breeding season and you can barely see the cows and calves grazing in the distance. The cooler spell of weather has been very welcome and has given me a short breather from irrigation duties. But the transition to summer looks imminent and I have my irrigation pump back up and running. The water supply looks good this year, so forage production should be plentiful and of high quality for both the cow herd and my yearlings being finished for harvest which will start in two months.
I am almost halfway through AI breeding season and you can barely see the cows and calves grazing in the distance. The cooler spell of weather has been very welcome and has given me a short breather from irrigation duties. But the transition to summer looks imminent and I have my irrigation pump back up and running. The water supply looks good this year, so forage production should be plentiful and of high quality for both the cow herd and my yearlings being finished for harvest which will start in two months.
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