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ception of this year’s two-week man. “They do grid sampling The Midwest Cattleman · September 9, 2021 · P19
cold spell in February.” and soil testing and we fertil-
All predicated on good rain- ize according.” ed.” spring and fall, the Cormans
fall and favorable growing Through the program, the Through all of these pro- have most recently moved
seasons, the year-round graz- Cormans have been able to cesses, the Cormans have to a fall calving herd, all for
ing system works well and build the Phosphorus (P) and freed themselves from the added efficiency. Spring calv-
minimizes the amount of hay Potassium (K) fertility of their added expense and labor of ing females were dispersed on
that needs to be harvested. pasture land up to a level that, supplemental feeding. Labor Day 2018 as consign-
Hay is required at times for “we won’t have to apply any “We don’t supplement our ments to the annual “Autumn
bull and heifer development, more for another four years,” cow herd,” he said. “No lick in the Ozarks” sale held at
grazing supplementation and said Corman. “We’ll retest at tanks, tubs or extra feed, just Strafford, Mo.
is also put up for emergencies. that time.” a basic mineral.” “I have found it helps with
Up until two years ago, the “It’s been helpful on the hay Other Changes Moving efficiency,” said Corman. “Be-
Cormans baled small square fields as well,” added Corman. Toward Efficiency fore there were two sets of ev-
bales to supplement the graz- “It allows us to get balanced Once calving in both the
ing program. Now, hay is har- nutrients where they’re need- continued on page 22
vested in large round bales.
Three hundred were baled
in 2020, but, “I’d like to get
to where we have 450-500 in
storage for drought,” added
Bulls
Corman. “We’re not quite Bulls
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there yet.” A
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supplement, but “deer have
destroyed the alfalfa crop,” he (18 mos old)
(18 mos old)
said, adding that 60-100 deer
could be found grazing that
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15-acre field. “In compliance Want to add growth to your cowherd? ant to add growth to your cowherd?
with the Missouri Depart- Need more pounds at weaning?e pounds at weaning?
Need mor
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to harvest as many does as we Want better feedyard performance ant better feedyard performance
can each year, but that doesn’t to increase profits?ease profits?
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put a dent in it. Now we just
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Beginning in 2017, Corman
Commer
turned his attention to soil Commercial Charolais and Rangefire Bullscial Charolais and Rangefire Bulls
fertility, a step that he says (Charolais x Red Angus)
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the MFA Nutri-Track grid
sampling program,” said Cor-
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