Leaving the field to last for a one season after harvesting one crop
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effective because the cattle are helping eliminate the possibility of residue buildup on the field, while also eating fodder that has already been paid for through crop production and helping put nutrients back in the fields through manure.
Because the most palatable part of the residue is also the most nutritious, cattle will start eating the most nutritious part of the plant and end with the least nutritious part, the stalk. If the farmer is grazing fall calving cows, they may want to supplement with extra energy and protein, but ideally, a mineral supplement is the only supplement needed for grazing corn residue. Nitrate poisoning is also something to be aware of. The bottom 18 to 24 inches of stalk is the part of the plant that hold the highest nitrate concentration. Since that is the last part of the plant the cattle eat, it is not a big concern. Ensuring that the cattle are rotated off the field before they consume the very end of the plant is an easy way to avoid nitrate toxicity. If the farmer doesn’t have cattle, renting the field to be grazed down by a producer who has cattle can be another source of income that benefits both parties.
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it may cause damage to the soil in the field