Letting cows feed themselves in winter is a good way to save on winter feed costs. Harvested forage is generally used in northern climates when snow covers pastures, but time and expense can be saved if you don't have to haul hay in from the fields and then back out to the cows. Windrow grazing, where forages (particularly annual forages) arc cut and left in windrows for grazing in the fall and winter, has become popular, but bale grazing is gaining popularity, as it provides economic and environmental advantages over some traditional feeding methods, says Lome Klein, a Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture grazing and forage specialist.
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