Placing Cattle – The Art of Getting Cattle to Stay Put Without an Extra Fence
Thanks to Dawn Hnatow for co-authoring this article! Imagine how expedient it would be if we could drive our cattle to a particular place in a pasture—say an area that they normally don’t graze—and have them stay there without the use of additional fence, at least until they ran out of feed or needed to […]
Read More →Multi-Species Grazing Part 3 – Grass and Soil Management Principles
No matter what kind of stock you’re grazing, these management principles apply.
Read More →Multi-Species Grazing Part 2 – Birthing Season and Grass Management
Tom Krawiec has been handling 2,000 to 3,000 head per year for close to 15 years. His MOBs can include saddle horses, cattle, sheep and even pigs. In Part 1 of this series he described how he gets different species to behave as one herd and some of the helpful behaviors he’s seen as a […]
Read More →Multi-species Grazing Management Part 1 – Saddle Horses Are Jerks
First off, let me assure you I do not hate horses. In fact, this article is not really about horses at all. It is about soil and grass. Horses, though, can really improve grass and soil even though the way they are currently managed does the opposite. It’s just that when horses are grazed in […]
Read More →Happiness is Being in the Herd
Tom has learned that if he teaches his livestock that it’s safest to be in the herd, everyone’s life becomes much easier and better. Here’s how he trains herd behavior.
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