A common question for graziers is what does 'back-grazing' mean. Then their next question becomes for how long is back-grazing acceptable?
Back-grazing means letting livestock...
"Reading" what an animal is saying with it's movements is the best way to know how to tell it what you'd like it to do next. These examples will help you "talk" to your animals.
You know you should do this, and you just don't want to because, well, talking to family about these kinds of things can be sensitive and difficult. That's why we're sharing these tools from the Farm Journal Legacy project with you - to make it doable and maybe even pleasant.
In this 5 minute NCAT video, Dave Scott shows you how to look at your pastures to make sure you're leaving behind as much as you'd hoped. He also gives you a good look at overgrazing and the downsides of that.
Your livestock can eat a lot more of what's in your pasture than you might think. The only thing that holds them back is their "culture" or what they've learned from their mom and herd mates. Here's the background and what you can do to make a difference.
"Sustainable" and "sustainability" have become the topic of a large number of articles in livestock magazines lately. It seems that some of the writers...
Different people see different things when they look at their pastures. Don Ashford gives examples of what he sees to get you thinking about your own eye sight.
