How long must I wait before putting cattle out in a field after fertilizing it with pasture swart?

Don’t let it hit them in the eyes and they’ll be fine!

You can spread it when they’re in the field and it won’t matter to them.

You seem very anxious about this fertiliser, what rate are you putting it out at if you don’t mind me asking?

I don’t intend to sound condescending but my thinking is 1 bag per acre sounds like a waste of time, money and energy.

You’d be better off not to bother with any fertiliser and try get into an organic scheme.

Expecting grass to grow for a whole year on 20ish units of nitrogen is fantasy land I’m afraid Gerry. The P and K the field will get from 1 bag is not worth talking about so would you not put out a bag of urea instead and at least you’ll have grass to graze after it?

Ah give him a chance. You don’t know how acres or number of cattle he has or rhr type of land. It’s a summer grazing set up and one bag would be the best thing to go with and he can always go with a bag later when the price of fertiliser falls

For grazing ground I would always only put out a bag to the acre at this time of year, usually 18-6-12 and then come along in July and put out another bag, I find that works best for me. I hate having to top a heavy sward of grass off a field in June. Just a quick run around to take off the thistles and then out with another bag of 18-6-12 of similar, I find it best to give me late grass on into October for the stores.

Would have no problem in spreading pasture sward or 18-6-12 and stock on the field, I have often done it and never had an issue.