Please enjoy another dry story about water, where we tell you science-y stuff and that the answer is, once again, it depends. Don't forget to enjoy the song included in the piece.
If you manage wide open spaces, you'll want to know about Ecological Sites, and the process of Rangeland Health Assessments. These tools seem complicated at first, but once you're walking through your pasture, you realize it's just a pleasant walk to get to know your pastures and rangeland, so that you can graze them to meet their potential. Thanks to one of our readers for suggesting this topic!
As part of her continuing series on how to choose the right land to lease, Meg takes us to the next step: Analyzing Carrying Capacity and Planning for rotational grazing.
The 1994 fire in Colorado that killed 14 firefighters was a personal one for Kathy Voth. She decided to share her story with us so we can explore our decisions on land management and fire prevention and safety, remembering the 14 fallen in 1994, the 19 who died in June and the many lives lost in the intervening years.
After you have examined the business conditions that surround a potential pasture lease, it’s time to evaluate the grazing characteristics. You must consider both...
While this video targets dairy graziers, anyone raising livestock on pasure can benefit from spending 5 minutes with this video. You'll learn how to do the quick and easy math to figure out how big your pastures should be to meet your animals' needs, factoring in fast or slow regrowth through the grazing season.
William “Willie” Gibson, a board member of the Vermont Grass Farmers Association, and a dairy and livestock farm advisor for the Northeast Organic Farming...
