Winterizing the Cow Herd - Part 2

Editor’s Note: See last week’s newspaper for Part 1 of this series.

Feed and Water

In winterizing the cow herd, calculation of forage needed to make it through the winter is also a priority. This can be harvested or standing forage. Either way, determination of how much a beef cow will eat is related to her size and the quality of feed (always rely on a forage analysis so that you know the actual quality of the feed you are dealing with). Remember that lactation, body condition, stage of pregnancy, forage quality, etc. all will affect the amount your cows eat. Table 1 has some rules of thumb t...