Yes, you can use equipment, herbicides and fertilizers to reduce your weeds and increase your grasses in pasture. But is it really cost-effective? Just a thought - maybe if your livestock ate nutritious weeds, everyone's life would be easier.
Not only do droughts brought on by climate change reduce barley production, they also change the makeup of the grains themselves. Â Both those things...
Spring has barely arrived, and some of you may not even have moved your animals to pasture. So why are we talking about stockpiling? Because as you're putting your grazing plan together, knowing what you have to do to extend your grazing season will help you make sure you get there.
No matter what you raise on pasture, you can always learn something from a farmer like Lyle Edwards who has pushed through hard times and worked to create a good life for his livestock and his family.
Dairy farmers wanted to know how to implement this practice on their farms the authors took on the task of checking out how it works for farmers using it in Pennsylvania and New York.
Though you may not have the same grass species described in this article, you're sure to get some information about how grazing affects plant rooting depth, shading, and nutrient distribution and some good ideas about how to manage your grazing to get the results you'd like.
In Part II of this series summarizing Bob Budd's lessons learned, he describes how understanding and using an animal's natural behavior makes it easier to move them and use them to improve landscapes and create habitat.
Yes, you can spread your manure over your pastures and create fertile soil. But if you're thinking of diversifying what you produce, perhaps you want to collect a little for your own use, and turn it into vanilla!
