From November of 2017, here are two questions we ask ourselves every year. I often talk about taking inventory of winter feedstuff. I’m primarily measuring dry matter, e.g. 32 more words via How Much Winter Feed/Forage Do I Need? Am I Feeding the Right Animals? — On Pasture
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9zNKbfaCxbU%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent We’ve all seen those diagrams of the flight zone. But sometimes seeing a group of animals demonstrate how it works is a lot more helpful. That’s what this video does for us. Yes, it is sheep, but the same principles hold when you’re working with cattle. Though I mostly work with cattle, I like […]
Last year about this time, an On Pasture reader asked us when he could start grazing a planting he’s was getting ready for fall forage. We figured there’d be more of you out there this summer with the same question. 16 more words via Is It Ready Yet? How to Know When You Can Start Grazing […]
We all know that giving our pastures enough time to recover before grazing them again is critical to our success. But what may be news is how big the impact of just a few days less of recovery can turn into a problem that costs us forage and money. 7 more words via Here’s What Reducing […]
We first covered this back in 2015. Here’s the third part in the series with some updates suggested by On Pasture readers. If you’ve missed the first two, here they are: How Much to Pay for Leased Pasture – 2018 Doing the Math on Pasture Rental Rates Part 1 Animal Unit Months Figuring pasture use… via […]
The use of Electric Fence in the winter is fast becoming a solution for controlling livestock. Some use it for winter grazing practices, some use it to protect haystacks from both livestock and wildlife. Others use it for a quick fix all through the winter and early spring, not to mention using normal range fences.… via […]
