19/01/2026
Growing beef cattle requires growing the right type of forage in the right type of conditions. Cows require 1 to 2 percent of their weight in dry matter daily which is challenging to meet when your forage area is small.
to maximize our half hectare planted area we planted mun river grass which is a perennial and pakchong napier which, when collected at the right time provides high crude protein content for our cows.
the advantage of mun river grass is its low maintenance. you just cut it and it grows back. we only fertilize it with inorganic fertilizer when its growth slows down. the rest of the time we practice regenerative farming. We feed the goats, carabaos, horses and cattle these grasses and then we collect their p**p and spread it on our planting area so fertility goes back the soil.
animals get nutrients from the food they eat, therefore if you feed them low quality forage they will give you low quality p**p. when you return low quality p**p to the soil you will get low quality grass. thats why it is important to test your soil before planting your forage crops.
determining what macro and micro nutrients that are lacking in your soil gives you the chance to introduce amendments so the soil that you have will support the plants that you grow. a healthy plant makes healthy cows.
