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Bamboo as a Season Extending Forage Is Showing Promise

By Edmund Brown / October 30, 2017 / Forage, Pasture Health / 13 Comments

Cairncrest Farm in West Winfield, New York is experimenting with Bamboo as a forage for grazing when deep snow makes it difficult for livestock to get to stockpiled pasture forage. Brothers Edmund and Garth Brown started with a lot of reading, testing different varieties over a number of years for their resilience, nutrition analysis and more. Here’s the latest installment in their ongoing on-farm research project.

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Extending the Grazing Season With Bamboo

By Edmund Brown / February 6, 2017 / Forage, Grazing Management, Pasture Health / 5 Comments

Cairncrest Farm in West Winfield, New York is experimenting with Bamboo as a forage to extend their grazing season. Here’s the ins and outs of their field trial along with some video of cows grazing bamboo in a snowy pasture.