1998 Annual Report for FW98-074
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1998: $2,658.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Region: Western
State: Oregon
Principal Investigator:
Clover Creek Ranch Early Weaning Comparison
Summary
Livestock producers within the Bully Creek watershed have come together and formed the Bully Creek Watershed coalition to address the problems of lower-than-desirable calf weaning weights, low rate of gain for the calves, and low quality of hay from grass hay fields. The project will demonstrate a strategy of fertilizing the hay fields and cutting the hay earlier to improve hay quality, weaning the calves early and using the hay fields as irrigated pasture for the calves to increase weaning weights prior to selling.