BERTHOLD, N.D. – Mason and Hannah Lautenschlager, who own and operate Arrow L Ranch with their three kids on the edge of the northwestern region of the state, have stayed busy throughout the end of February/beginning of March with delivering bulls, taking forage clippings of their stockpiled grass pasture for grazing management, and finding time to go ice fishing with the family.
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Lautenschlager explains how winter dormant grazing strategies save cow body condition
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Mason and Hannah Lautenschlager, who own and operate Arrow L Ranch with their three kids on the northwestern edge of the state, have stayed busy throughout the end of February/beginning of March with delivering bulls, taking forage clippings of their stockpiled grass pasture for grazing management, and finding time to go ice fishing with the family.
Hannah Lautenschalger with their son, Axel. Hannah and Mason Lautenschalger also have two daughters, Ivy and Daisy.
This graph by Mason Lautenschlager shows how cow needs remain the same during a 30-day period of grazing, even though the protein percentage in the forage falls off. If cows are allowed to graze throughout a too large pasture, they will eat desirable grasses with the highest protein first, medium grasses second, and in the last 8-10 days, there will be more undesirables with less protein in it. That leaves them vulnerable to inclement weather conditions as their rumens are mostly empty.
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